A young female breakdancer, Angel, moves to Los Angeles after an attack by an ex-boyfriend nearly ends her dance career forever. B-Girl follows Angel through recovery and acceptance of a new life as she busts a move into the male-centric world of underground hip hop.
Practical Effects
Real breakers doing real power moves — no doubles.
Direction
Emily Dell's rare female lens on a male-dominated scene.
Director
Emily Dell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jules Urich was an actual B-Girl; no stunt doubles for her battles. The 2008 filming caught LA's underground scene just before smartphones killed its secrecy.
One of the few narrative films centering B-Girling rather than B-Boying — released the same year 'America's Best Dance Crew' mainstreamed street dance, making it a time capsule of pre-viral hip-hop culture.
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