Go for It! (2011)

A student must decide between follwing her dream to become a dancer, or to follow the wishes of her family.

Director:

Carmen Marron

Writer:

Carmen Marron

Stars:

Aimee Garcia, Al Bandiero, Jossara Jinaro

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Aimee Garcia	...	Carmen Salgado
Al Bandiero	...	Frank Martin
Jossara Jinaro	...	Loli
Gina Rodriguez	...	Gina
Louie Alegria	...	Pablo
Derrick Denicola	...	Jared
Andres Perez-Molina	...	Jesse Salgado
Gustavo Mellado	...	Luis Salgado
Rene Rosado	...	Nino
David Hernandez	...	Cuko
Liliana Montenegro	...	Irene Salgado
Safia Hannin	...	Cecy Salgado
Peggy Goss	...	Jared's Mother
Daniel Yabut	...	Danny
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brad Armacost	...	Jared's Father

Storyline

Carmen is a good student with a bad attitude who lives for dancing in the underground clubs of Chicago. She yearns to be 'somebody' but is afraid to believe in herself. Her immigrant Mexican, working-class parents want her to stay in school and get an education, so she attends junior college while working at a grocery store. Carmen's professor catches her performing one day in the neighborhood and challenges her to audition to a formal dance school in California. She gets into a fight with her chaotic family and runs away to her best friend Gina's place only to find out Gina's been getting beat up by her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Carmen's boyfriend, Jared wants her to commit and move in with him. Pulled apart in every direction, her dream of dancing fades. Can Carmen overcome her fears and take the biggest chance of her life, or will she succumb to her self-doubt?

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Plot Keywords:

three word title | imperative in title | punctuation in title | exclamation point in title

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Taglines:

Follow your own beat.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language, brief violence and drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official MySpace Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 2011 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$2,450,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$119,714 (USA) (13 May 2011)

Gross:

$178,739 (USA) (27 May 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Go For It!, Sparkhope Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"GO FOR IT!"
Written by Carmen Marron and Scott Mayo

User Reviews

Inspirational! Took me by surprise!

This movie took me by surprise. I'm not a music/dance film fan, but found myself drawn in by the story and characters. All I really knew from the trailer was that the film had great music and an interesting look. I was not really aware of the culture of dance teams/crews and found myself drawn in by the fascinating storyline of the characters inhabiting this world. The location shooting and visual style of the film becomes almost another character. That GO FOR IT was a first effort by writer/director Carmen Marron is even more impressive. Ms Marron is an inspiration for all of us and her film underscores the importance of having a dream and "going for it!"