Brian Lilla

Award winning director Brian Lilla sculpts intimate documentaries often featuring marginalized people pursuing big dreams. In 2008, Lilla’s Tale Of Two Bondage Models earned him a best documentary nomination at the Tribeca Film Festival. Followed up in 2011 with Patagonia Rising, this multiple award winning film was acquired for distribution through First Run Features. The New York Times has described Lilla’s work as “Beautifully filmed and patiently explained” while Variety Magazine stated it as “Intelligent and awe-inspiring”. Motivated by his mothers journey into ballroom dancing after losing her husband Richard, Ballroom Confidential is an emotional caravan into the hearts and homes of a community barricaded by love and loss.