

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $92
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- Language
- English
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival26 Jan 2025
AustraliaAU
- PremiereSydney Film Festival 8 Jun 2025
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival9 Aug 2025
- PremiereCastlemaine Documentary Festival27 Jun 2026
CanadaCA
- PremiereCalgary Underground Film Festival22 Apr 2025
- PremiereInside Out Film Festival (Toronto)29 May 2025
GermanyDE
- PremiereMunich International Film Festival29 Jun 2025
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Move Ya Body: The Birth of House was released on 26 January 2025.
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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
4/4/2025
Director Elegance Bratton’s documentary “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House “ sets out to tell the story of how house music was born, mixing archival footage, interviews, and cinematic recreations to dive into this pivotal moment in music history. It’s an ambitious film, exploring the rise of house music from Chicago’s underground scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but most of the material covered deals with ever…
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