Meet Royalty Hightower Of "The Fits" Taking The Film World By Storm

 

Meet Royalty Hightower, 11, the new kid on the block, she will feature in this year's Sundance Film Festival as Toni in the film, "The Fits".

Toni trains as a boxer with her brother at a community center in Cincinnati’s West End, but becomes fascinated by the dance team that also practices there. Enamored by their strength and confidence, Toni eventually joins the group, eagerly absorbing routines, mastering drills, and even piercing her own ears to fit in. As she discovers the joys of dance and of female camaraderie, she grapples with her individual identity amid her newly defined social sphere. Watch trailer after break.

Shortly after Toni joins the team, the captain faints during practice. By the end of the week, most of the girls on the team suffer from episodes of fainting, swooning, moaning, and shaking in a seemingly uncontrollable catharsis. Soon, however, the girls on the team embrace these mysterious spasms, transforming them into a rite of passage. Toni fears “the fits” but is equally afraid of losing her place just as she’s found her footing. 

Caught between her need for control and her desire for acceptance, Toni must decide how far she will go to embody her new ideals. 

The film which was written and directed by Anna Rose Holmer, will premiere in theaters  on June 3rd, 2016.