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2011 · FILM

My Mother's Idea

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Synopsis

“My Mother's Idea” is a unique and compelling documentary that chronicles the lives of two dancers and their teachers at one of the most renowned ballet schools in the country. Director Maria Finitzo uses archival footage and interviews with family and former students, revealing the power the teachers had, and the profound impact their teaching – about dance and life – had on the lives of their students.

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Principal cast & crew: 8

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by David E SimpsonShot by Jim MorrissetteScored by Craig J Snider

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