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Once Again (For the Very First Time)

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Repetition is an illusion. Everything is always new. Legendary street dancer DeRay and spoken-word poet and battle rapper Naima explore a powerful love built on recognition and trauma that contains both the potential for inspiration and destruction. Take an electrifying journey through the vibrant and impressionistic experience of their relationship to each other and through their own creative personal voyages in this hip-hop fantasia that opens a door into the choices we all make in our lives.
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Wendy Ide Screen International Nov 21, 2023
It is a perplexing and disorientating piece of storytelling, but throw yourself into the visceral energy that pulses from the screen, and it can be a thrilling experience. Go to Full Review
Kathy Fennessy Video Librarian Magazine Jul 14, 2025
3/5
If the narrative proves frustrating--especially in its early stages--since it takes so long to figure out who's who and how they relate to each other, Once Again (For the Very First Time) benefits from two charismatic performers [and] appealing music. Go to Full Review
Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat Nov 8, 2024
8.5/10
This film is a trip worth taking more than once. Go to Full Review
Theodoor Steen ScreenAnarchy Nov 5, 2024
Feels alive with the spirit of something being made for the very first time. This is a reset, a renewal. It is the sort of film that is what it is about. And it couldn't be more thrilling. Go to Full Review
Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Oct 24, 2024
Bold and experimental, but often clunky, repetitive and pretentious without palpable chemistry between the leads. Go to Full Review
Marina Richter AWFJ.org Dec 5, 2023
ONCE AGAIN (for the first time) isn't your standard narrative. It's a film that feeds on artistic expressions given through dance and verse. Writer/director Boaz Yakin delivers truly brilliant moments that turn his film into an ever more addictive watch. Go to Full Review
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Jacob M @RT76517086 Feb 4, 2025 A powerful visual experience soaked in lyricism and grit. See more
David L @RT45524678 Jan 30, 2025 this movie ruined my life See more
Arie Oct 27, 2024 This movie was ANAZING!!! Had me emotional , dancing , feeling good an all! See more
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Cast & Crew

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Boaz Yakin

Director

Jeroboam Bozeman

DeRay

Jeroboam Bozeman

Naima

Emma Faith Bullard

Actor

Dupree Francois Porter

Actor

Tommy Raps

Actor

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Synopsis Repetition is an illusion. Everything is always new. Legendary street dancer DeRay and spoken-word poet and battle rapper Naima explore a powerful love built on recognition and trauma that contains both the potential for inspiration and destruction. Take an electrifying journey through the vibrant and impressionistic experience of their relationship to each other and through their own creative personal voyages in this hip-hop fantasia that opens a door into the choices we all make in our lives.
Director
Boaz Yakin
Producer
Jonathan Gray, Nicholas Gray, Boaz Yakin
Screenwriter
Boaz Yakin
Distributor
Indican Pictures
Production Co
Peaceable Assembly, Six Feet Over, Uncompromised Creative
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.9K
Runtime
1h 36m
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