Melanie LaPatin is a Fantastic Leading Lady in the film LEADING LADIES!
Did you know that Melanie LaPatin has a starring role in the new feature film called LEADING LADIES?!
Melanie plays Sheri (pronounced “Cheri,” as in the French pronunciation) Campari, the overbearing backstage mother of two daughters, one whom she lives through vicariously on the ballroom dance floor, and the other who is relegated to the role of “practice partner.” See what happens to each as they redefine their roles in life and on the dance floor and learn to “Let Love Lead.™”
So You Think You Can Dance fans will see some more familiar faces in the film, as season two winner, Benji Schwimmer, joins Melanie on screen as her daughters’ best friend and competition dance partner (wait till you see Benji perform an amazing West Coast Swing duet with long time friend and West Coast Swing World Champion Jordan Frisbee!).
There is also a fantastic “Grocery Store Musical” number choreographed by Melanie and starring past SYTYCD finalists Courtney Galiano, Kherington Payne, Katee Shean, and Sara VonGillern!
The film has been doing extremely well on the festival circuit, screening at more than 50 festivals around the world so far and still going strong. Past highlights include a Gala Presentation at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, winner of the Showcase Award at the film’s premiere at the Sonoma International Film Festival, selling out an opening weekend screening in the Directors’ Guild of America Theater on Sunset Boulevard at Outfest in LA, winning Best Picture at the Palm Beach Women’s International Film Festival, screening at the Marché du Film at the Cannes International Film Festival, and most recently winning the Audience Choice award for Best Narrative Feature at the San Francisco United Film Festival right after screening to nearly 900 people in the historic Castro Theater at Frameline International Film Festival.
The film has been picked up for North American distribution by Wolfe, and will be released on DVD and VOD in the U.S. on Sept. 13, 2011. Click the image of the DVD to pre-order your copy from the Wolfe website!
You can also visit the Leading Ladies website to find out where film is playing next, so you can see it on the big screen in a theater near you! The website also has many video clips and photos from the film, links to merchandise, information about the film’s soundtrack, and all kinds of other fun information from and about the movie!
Finally, don’t forget to add the film to your Netflix Queue by visiting this link and adding Leading Ladies to your queue!
