简介：TheOscar-nominatedOp-Doc"WalkRunCha-Cha"profilesPaulandMillieCao,whoreunitedinCaliforniaaftertheVietnamWar.Fortyyearslater,theyarerediscoveringthemselvesonthedancefloor. Inanaccompanyingessay,directorLauraNixwrites,"Facedwithmiddleage,PaulandMilliechosetoreinventthemselvesagain.Afterdecadesofdelayedgratification,thistimetheyfocusedonwhatgivesthemjoy.Asyou’llseeinthisOp-Doc,danceopenedupaworldofself-expressionandpleasureforthecouple,sparkingatransitionfromresponsibleprofessionalstoflamboyantperformerspursuingtheircreativedreams. Onthefaceofit,afilmaboutmiddle-agedpeopledancingmightnotseempolitical.ButmydecisiontotellastoryaboutPaulandMillie’slifeinthepresent,andnotsolelyfocusontheirpast,wasintentional.Filmsaboutrefugeesandimmigrantsareoftenfocusedonthepointofentry,whenthenewlyarrivedareattheirmostvulnerable.Butit’sessentialforustohearstoriesaboutwhathappensnext. PaulandMilliearerefugeesfromVietnam.PaulandMilliearealsoworkingprofessionals,parents,dancersandAmericancitizenswhohavelivedinCaliforniaforover40years.AswithmanyAmericanswhostartedtheirlivesinanothercountry,theirstoryembodiesresilienceandcourage.Loveandlonging.Separationandreunion.Thesethemesarevisuallyreflectedinthedanceitself,intheirtenderglances,whenheliftshertothesky,theyearningintheirgestures—theirabilitytotransformadversityintobeauty."…