Move Ya Body: the Birth of House

From the South Side of Chicago to dance floors around the world, Elegance Bratton traces the underground roots of one of modern music’s most enduring genres. At the center is Vince Lawrence, a teenager who witnessed the infamous 1979 Disco Demolition Night and went on to help create what is widely considered the first house record. Blending archival footage, cinematic reenactments, and interviews with pioneering DJs, producers, and artists, Bratton captures the sweat, exuberance, and radical freedom of the Chicago club scene. A celebration of the Black and queer communities who shaped house music, the film connects the genre’s history to the transformative power of the dance floor.