Camille A. Brown | Giant Steps, Runtime: 15:26

Logline: Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps follows 4-time Tony-nominated choreographer, director, and educator Camille A. Brown (Hell’s Kitchen, GYPSY) as she elevates the possible with bold explorations of everyday movement and African Diasporic dance. The film foregrounds her visionary talent—affirming urban youth, Black female identity, and community power—from her Queens, New York, neighborhood to the Broadway stage, television and movie screens, and schools around the world.

This film is part of the In The Making series from PBS American Masters and Firelight Media that follows artists on their way to becoming masters of their disciplines.

Cast: Camille A. Brown, George C. Wolfe, Lorraine Brown, Carolyn DeVore, Juel D. Lane, Indira Goodwine-Josias

Nominated for Outstanding Short Documentary by 56th NAACP Images Awards (January 2025).

Co-Directors: Shellée M. Haynesworth, Michelle Parkerson

Executive Producer: Firelight Media/PBS American Masters

Producer: Shellée M. Haynesworth

Cinematographer: Kirby Griffin

Editor: Caroline Berler

Asst. Editor: Sandra Itäinen

Sound Design/Mix: Gregg Powers

Music Composer: j. scales

Language: English

Country: United States of America

Year: November 2024

PHOTO CREDIT: Camille A. Brown @ Harlem’s Apollo Theatre by Christopher Duggan

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Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps receives a 56th NAACP Image Awards nomination for Outstanding Short Form Documentary (Film)

JUST-IN!! Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps premieres on PBS American Master/Firelight Media In The Making series in Spring 2025!

Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps, World Premiere @ DOC NYC 2024