GENTLEMEN OF VISION Screens at The Missouri History Museum February 22nd

GENTLEMEN OF VISION screens at the Missouri History Museum (5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112)  Wednesday evening February 22nd beginning at 7:00pm. Admission is FREE! The screening features a pre-performance at 6:30 by the GENTLEMEN OF VISION and is followed by a panel discussion with GENTLEMEN OF VISION coach Marlon Wharton, GENTLEMEN OF VISION students and filmmakers Jim Kirchherr and Frank Popper.

In the world of competitive stepping, the Gentlemen of Vision are the ones to beat. Offstage, the teen members of GOV – as the team is known – are growing up in the struggling working-class suburbs of St. Louis. Although GOV is based in Riverview Gardens, its members are drawn from schools across North County: Ferguson is their backyard. At the team’s center is GOV founder Marlon Wharton, who has built his team’s winning tradition by acting as both stepping coach and life coach. Wharton demands from the team’s members far more than just half-hearted participation: He asks for time, discipline, good grades, and a clear plan for a future after graduation.