Premiere program of the PBS national series, "From San Francisco," AND STILL WE DANCE celebrates the annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, a colorful montage and slice of life, one of that city's most joyful expressions of its diverse heritage. A rousing 60-minute documentary combines performances, rehearsals, and interviews with exuberance and great sympathy. There are no shortcuts in the portrayal of ten groups as diverse as Irish step dancers to Congolese drum dancers and Gamelan performers.

Credits: Directed by Ashley James, Written & Edited by Kathryn Golden

“A FOOTSHAKING PROFILE.
This film achieves what is all too rare in films
about performances, a rousing intimate translation to celluloid without self-conscious cinematics.”
- Robert Anbian, Release Print

“This film will serve an invaluable service for the
total dance world to investigate a neglected area
of art, namely Ethnic Dance.”
- Arabesque International Dance Magazine

“WHAT A WAY TO BEGIN A SHOW!
A Beautiful Film.”
- Seila Benson, Los Angeles Times

“MESMERIZING”
- 12th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival

“MINIMAL FUSS AND MAXIMAL ELOQUENCE.
And Still We Dance Brims with Energy...”
- S.F. Examiner

“The close-ups of the feet, the overhead
shots, the silhouettes against black; filming
dance can be tricky and this does it well.”
- Diane Stark,
National Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences