Charismatic, athletic Manish is a young and talented street dancer from a poor Mumbai family. As an only son expected to support his parents, he struggles against their insistence that he follow a traditional path and take up his father’s profession as a cab driver. When he secretly attends an inner-city dance school and tries a ballet class, he meets Yehuda, a curmudgeonly 70-year-old Israeli teacher, and a hunger develops within Manish. Ambitious and passionate, Manish is determined to make it as a professional dancer, but the odds are stacked against him. Call Me Dancer chronicles his hope, heartache, and hard work. Together, Manish and Yehuda transform each other’s lives. Yehuda seeks a purpose and a place to call home while Manish dreams of dancing on the world-stage against all odds. This documentary is an audience favorite wherever it screens. –Alissa Simon