Leading Ladies (film)

Leading Ladies
Film poster
Directed byDaniel Beahm and Erika Randall Beahm
Written byErika Randall Beahm and Jennifer Bechtel
Produced byDaniel Beahm
StarringBenji Schwimmer
Melanie LaPatin
Laurel Vail
Shannon Lea Smith
Nicole Dionne
CinematographyPete Biagi
Edited byJonas Bendsen
Music byDaniel Beahm
Production
company
Teahm Beahm
Distributed byWolfe Video
Release dates
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Leading Ladies is a 2010 dance film directed by Daniel Beam and Erika Randall Beahm and starring Benji Schwimmer, Melanie LaPatin, Laurel Vail, Shannon Lea Smith, and Nicole Dionne. The film features an overbearing ballroom stage mother and her two daughters who must redefine their roles in life, and on the dance floor. The film also features dance scenes with finalists from season 3 and season 4 of the American version of So You Think You Can Dance: Katee Shean, Kherington Payne, Courtney Galiano, and Sara Von Gillern.

Leading Ladies premiered in April 2010 at the Sonoma International Film Festival, where it won the Showcase Award.[1] Since then, the film has screened at more than 65 festivals worldwide[2] including the 22nd Palm Springs International Film Festival (Gala Screening),[3] the 33rd Starz Denver Film Festival,[4][5] the 35th Frameline Film Festival.[6] and the Vail International Film Festival[7] After screening at Newfest in NYC, Leading Ladies received a favorable review in Variety.[8] The film was picked up for North American distribution by Wolfe Video after screening at Outfest in LA.[9]

  1. ^ "2010 Award Winners - Sonoma International Film Festival". Sonomafilmfest.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  2. ^ "Leading Ladies festivals". Leadingladiesmovie.com. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  3. ^ Dave McNary (2010-12-22). "'Potiche' to open Palm Springs". Variety. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  4. ^ "Starz Denver Film Festival parties on, amid screenings". The Denver Post. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  5. ^ Stein, Alex (2010-10-29). "CU dance prof's film featured in upcoming Denver Starz Film Fest - Boulder Daily Camera". Dailycamera.com. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  6. ^ Fox, Michael (2011-06-15). "It's Here, It's Queer, It's Really Big". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  7. ^ "Let Love Lead: A Q&A With Erika Randall Beahm - Vail Symposium". Vail Symposium. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  8. ^ Ronnie Scheib (2010-06-23). "Leading Ladies". Variety. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  9. ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (2011-09-15). "'Leading Ladies' Erika Randall Beahm Comes Out Swinging". SheWired. Retrieved 2015-03-10.