Detroit Film Theatre

Dance on Screen provides a space for dance filmmakers to present their work. Presented in the Marvin and Betty Danto Lecture Hall, dance on screen highlights local, national, and international dance films in diverse styles of dance.

Nominated for seven coveted César Awards (France’s Oscar) including Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Actor, The Marching Band is the richly entertaining and moving tale of a world-famous, Paris-based orchestra conductor (Benjamin Lavernhe) who discovers the brother he never knew he had — a school cafeteria worker (Pierre Lottin) who happens to play trombone in a provincial marching band.

Nominated for seven coveted César Awards (France’s Oscar) including Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Actor, The Marching Band is the richly entertaining and moving tale of a world-famous, Paris-based orchestra conductor (Benjamin Lavernhe) who discovers the brother he never knew he had — a school cafeteria worker (Pierre Lottin) who happens to play trombone in a provincial marching band.