The Hong Kong pole dancers fighting sexual stigma
Pole dancing’s popularity has grown in Hong Kong in recent years. This short documentary is a journey from its unforeseen acrobatic origins, the underground status in the dive bars of the red-light district, to the city’s preferred gymnastic sport today by some women who see it as a legitimate art form and a treasured fitness activity. Can pole dancing get rid of its sexual stigma and become a legitimate sport at the Olympics?
A film by David Cheung
Produced by Natalia Guerrero