Why a Thriller Filmmaker Made a Cross-Cultural Dancing Dramedy with ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’

Sony Pictures Classics has released Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, a cross-cultural dancing dramedy directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka. This third film is described as the most personal project for Wladyka, drawing inspiration from his mother. The movie joins a diverse group of new indie releases hitting theaters this weekend, alongside other titles such as Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother starring Mahershala Ali, as the industry approaches the start of the awards season kickoff.