MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE

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MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE

D: Elegance Bratton, USA 2025, OmeU | DCP | 92 min.

Chicago, end of the 1970s. House music emerges in underground clubs, driven by the black and queer community in search of emancipation and freedom. Vince Lawrence tells of the decline of disco, symbolized by the infamous "Disco Demolition Night" with its racist and homophobic undertones. With his savings, he bought a synthesizer and composed the first house track together with a group of friends. MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE reveals one of Black music's most overlooked stories. Director Elegance Bratton pays tribute to these young Chicago pioneers who are still making the world dance today.

Presented by: TIBA Movement e.V.
Followed by a DJ set in the foyer

Chicago, late 1970s. House music emerges in underground clubs, driven by the Black and Queer community in search of emancipation and freedom. Vince Lawrence recounts the fall of disco, symbolized by the infamous "Disco Demolition Night", with its racist and homophobic overtones. With some savings, he bought a synthesizer and, with a group of friends, composed what is considered to be the first house track. MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE reveals one of the most overlooked stories in black music. Director Elegance Bratton pays tribute to these young Chicago pioneers who have kept the world dancing to this day.