When Black Grace, a dance troupe of Pacific Islander and Maori men, first burst onto the New Zealand stage in 1995, they were a revelation. Fusing traditional Pacific and contemporary dance forms with athleticism and grace, they electrified audiences. Led by Artistic Director Neil Ieremia, Black Grace evolved from a crew of Neil’s "mates" into one of New Zealand’s national treasures and conquered the world’s dance festivals culminating with Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. This film follows Black Grace’s journey from Cannon’s Creek, a small town outside of Wellington, New Zealand to the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the oldest one of its kind in North America.

Aileen O’Sullivan has directed documentaries, theater, and radio broadcasts and has worked as a producer, writer, actor, teacher and journalist in New Zealand. Among her recent film credits as producer or producer/director are the documentaries The Family, An Inside Story, The Golden Hour and Wit!, examining various social and historic issues within New Zealand society. For New Zealand television, she directed Gypsy, about Lee Grant’s role as Mama Rose and The Further Adventures of the Black Stallion, a Canadian/New Zealand co-production. Among her theater directing credits are Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing and Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls for the Court Theatre.

Toby Mills is a producer, actor and director. His latest documentary, Up For Grabs, looks at the impact of the intellectual property system on Maori and the appropriation of traditional symbols, images and words in the global marketplace. Other recent documentaries include Journey of Discovery, Driven, Syd Jackson: Life & Times of a Fully Fledged Activist and My Home. Toby is also Artistic Director/Manager of Moana and the tribe for their International Concert Program throughout Europe. They have performed over 300 concerts since they started touring in 2002. Mills was awarded three Nokia Television Awards for Best Maori Program of the Year on New Zealand television.