A year ago Amanda Lipitz knew her documentary “Step” would be announced as part of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, but she could only dream the story of three young women from the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women would resonate with audiences in Park City. The film became a crowd favorite winning the Audience Award in the U.S. Documentary Category and was acquired by Fox Searchlight for an impressive $4 million.
Almost 11 months after its world premiere Lipitz sat down to chat with me about her long journey from Baltimore to Broadway and back to Baltimore to film “Step.” She was on a high after attending the Governors Awards only two days before (wouldn’t you?) and while LA was stifling warm our conversation was much more entertaining than I could have imagined.
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