Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
May 29, 2025
6:45 PM
TIFF Lightbox Cinema 2
Director(s)
Elegance Bratton
Country
United States
Premiere
Ontario Premiere
Year
2025
Duration
1h 32m
Language
English
In the 1970s, disco democratized the dancefloor, putting Black, brown and queer music at the top of the charts. When the industry and some of the white public turned against the genre (“Disco sucks”), that talent, energy and feeling of community had to go somewhere. House music, born in a Chicago gay club, answered the call. Director Elegance Bratton tells the story of house—the parties, the feuds, the exploitation and the legacy—through the story of Vince Lawrence. As a teenager, Lawrence was at the infamous 1979 Disco Demolition Night and went on to be one of the forces behind influential house label Trax Records. With commentary from Kevin Aviance, Lena Waithe and other queer cultural figures, the doc argues that “house history is queer history.”
Community Partner
May 29, 2025
6:45 PM
TIFF Lightbox Cinema 2