Supergravity Acquires ‘Twerkumentary’, A Doc About The Cultural Impact Of Twerking

Digital media company Supergravity has announced its latest feature film: a documentary titled Twerkumentary that will explore the origins and cultural implications of the trendy dance style. The doc, directed by Italian filmmaker Diana Manfredi — better known as Spaghetto — will premiere globally in December, according to Variety, which was first to report the film’s acquisition.

Twerkumentary will feature interviews and performances from New Orleans hip hop artist Big Freedia, Diplo, George Clinton, Khia, Kreayshawn, and more. In addition to covering twerking, which Merriam-Webster defines as “sexually suggestive dancing characterized by rapid, repeated hip thrusts and shaking of the buttocks especially while squatting,” Twerkumentary will explore deeper themes.

“I wanted to explore some of the topics that [twerking’s] pop evolution generated: cultural appropriation, feminism, freedom of expression, social media, and trends,” Spaghetto told Variety. “With this idea in mind, the film incorporates a lot of different elements from the roots of twerk in the Paleolithic time to the creation of the hashtag, to Tokyo’s Kawaii way of twerking, to New Orleans’ originators, to a new sex toy called Twerking Butt, and everything in between.”

Added Supergravity co-founder Marc Hustvedt, who is also a Tubefilter co-founder: “[This film] brilliantly captures the modern reality we all inhabit where an artifact of an obscure subculture can take over the world through the social internet.” Supergravity, which unveiled a Snapchat street fashion channel called Andromeda.AF last month, is also set to release a thriller starring Ryan Higa titled Tell Me How I Die — about a group of college students who participate in a memory-enhancing science experiment — on Friday.

Check out the trailer for Twerkumentary right here: