| The David Dance | |
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| Directed by | Aprill Winney |
| Written by | Don Scimé |
| Based on | The David Dance by Don Scimé |
| Produced by | Don Scimé |
| Starring | Don Scimé Guy Adkins Antoinette LaVecchia Jordan Baker Tonye Patano |
| Cinematography | Ian McGlocklin |
| Edited by | Erin Druez |
| Music by | Marc Jackson |
Production company | Brave Lad Films |
| Distributed by | Ryan Bruce Levey Film Distribution and PR Services |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The David Dance is a 2014 American drama film, written and produced by Don Scimé and directed by Aprill Winney. It premiered at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival on March 8, 2014. The film stars Scimé as David, the host of a gay radio show in Buffalo, New York, who struggles with self-doubt when his single sister Kate (Antoinette LaVecchia), asks him to be the father figure for her soon-to-be adopted Brazilian child. The cast also includes Guy Adkins (as Chris), Jordan Baker (as June) and Tonye Patano (as Mrs. P.).
The film was released theatrically on October 14, 2016 and on Amazon Prime Video in April 2018. It received the audience award for Best Feature Film at the Tallgrass Film Festival and the jury award for Best Feature Film at the Long Island International Film Expo among others. At its screening at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Scott Douglas in Edge Media Network wrote: "Once I reached the end I was overwhelmed with all different kinds of emotions and plenty of tears. Truly one of those movies that gets to the heart and soul of a person. If you have ever felt love of any kind, this movie is for you. 'The David Dance' is the surprise of the LGBT circuit." Kevin Thomas of Progressive Pulse called the film “A gem of a movie.” Emille Black in Cinema Crazed called the film "a personal and touching family drama. Well crafted with characters the viewers care about." In 2020 the film was listed as one of seven "queer hidden gems" The screenplay is part of the permanent core collection of the Margaret Herrick Library (library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).
The film is based on Scimé's stage play of the same name, which premiered in New York City at the 2003 New York International Fringe Festival and in 2006 in Washington, DC.
