BEEN RICH ALL MY LIFE (feature documentary)
Director/Producer: Heather Lynn MacDonald
Associate Producer: Margaret Whitton
A Toots Crackin Production

Been Rich All My Life follows the unlikeliest troupe of tap dancers. They are the Silver Belles, five former showgirls aged 84-96, performing to standing ovations, as sassy as they ever were. They met during Harlem’s 1930’s heyday, dancing in the chorus lines at the Apollo Theater, the Cotton Club, Small’s Paradise and Connie’s Inn, performing with legendary band leaders like Cab Calloway, Jimmie Lunceford and Duke Ellington. When the big band era ended, they all went into other work -- but in 1985 they put their shoes back on, and have been dancing together again for the last twenty years. We follow them from their rehearsals at the Cotton Club, to their shows -- and over some considerable bumps in between. Visit official website for more information and to purchase DVD.