Ailey

About Ailey

Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this immersive portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.

Jamila Wignot's Ailey is a 2021 documentary film. Its themes are portrait of an artist, AIDS, ballet dancer, and figure study.

Robert Battle appears as Himself, Rennie Harris as Himself, Darrin Ross as Himself, and Don Martin as Himself. Released in July 2021, it runs 94 minutes.

Produced by Insignia Films.

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, War Photographer, and François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay make useful companions to Ailey, all filed under biography. It carries a PG-13 rating.