Make It Happen

Mary Elizabeth Winstead is one bundle of pizazz and talent as an aspiring dancer who has “one dream” and “one shot” to make it at a prestigious performing-arts school in Chicago. When she is rejected, she takes a job working in a burlesque house in order to prepare for her next audition and it’s obvious to everyone that she has all the right moves. Tessa Thompson, John Reardon. Directed by Darren Grant., Grindhouse star Mary Elizabeth Winstead headlines the dance-themed picture Make It Happen — a bleak drama about a small-town girl who migrates to the Windy City, where she hopes to build a career as a respected dancer. Instead, her life spirals hopelessly downward and she ends up working at a burlesque club to pay the bills and support herself. Scribe Duane Adler — known for such dance-themed pictures as Step Up and Save the Last Dance — authored the script; Darren Grant (Diary of a Mad Black Woman) directs., Director: Darren Grant. Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery., Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.