STEP

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17
34th Annual Olympia Film Festival presents:
STEP
6:00pm doors / 6:30pm film
$10 general admission / $7 OFS members & students/ $5 Kids

STEP is the true-life story of a girls’ high-school step team against the background of the heart of Baltimore. These young women learn to laugh, love and thrive –on and off the stage –even when the world seems to work against them. Empowered by their teachers, teammates, counselors, coaches and families, they chase their ultimate dreams: to win a step championship and to be accepted into college. This all female school is reshaping the futures of its students’ lives by making it their goal to have every member of their senior class accepted to and graduate from college, many of whom will be the first in their family to do so. Deeply insightful and emotionally inspiring, STEP embodies the true meaning of sisterhood through a story of courageous young womenworth cheering for.
Dir. Amanda Lipitz / 2017 / US / 83 minutes

“[A] taut, intimate, passionate, and celebratory documentary …” – Peter Keough, Boston Globe

“Heartening and unashamedly emotional, it’s a certified crowd pleaser that doesn’t care who knows it.” – Kenneth Turran, Los Angeles Times

“This movie fires on every cylinder, investing viewers in personal stories that couldn’t have higher stakes and inviting them on a journey that pays off in ways expected and utterly surprising.” – Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

SCREENING: FRI 11/17 6:30PM