"Move Ya Body" presents clear heroes in Lawrence and cohorts such as Jesse Saunders, with whom he formed Z Factory and recorded the first house record, "On and On." It also serves up villains ...

Sundance 2025: While interesting, Elegance Bratton’s documentary falls short of being the definitive voice on Chicago’s role in house music Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely ...

Producer-DJ Vince Lawrence takes center stage in a new documentary about the birth of house.

Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.

The 10th edition of Doc10, Chicago’s annual long weekend of nonfiction filmmaking from well, everywhere, opens with something from here: “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House,” a Sundance Film ...

CHICAGO — The 10th edition of Doc10, Chicago’s annual long weekend of nonfiction filmmaking from well, everywhere, opens with something from here: “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House,” a ...

Lawrence serves as our guide in Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, recounting growing up in Chicago in the '60s and '70s and the racial tensions that existed throughout the city, as well as his ...

The Birth of House” is the opening night film for the Doc10 Film Festival. Vince Lawrence is credited as producing and marketing the first house music record, ever. The ...