Battle of the Year Set Visit: Director Benson Lee Interview
Source: Heather Newgen May 13, 2013  Director Benson Lee talked
to on the set of his new film Battle of the Year and tells us
about his latest project:  Q: From the beginning, were you
thinking, "I've got to make a feature film too?" Benson Lee:
Well, when I finished the documentary, I thought this could make
a great dance feature, because I had seen all of them, in terms
of the urban dance genre. I lived the drama of this event, which
had pretty much like a Cinderella ending. I realized this would
make for a great feature. After we premiered at the Tribeca Film
Festival, a lot of producers came up to me and said, "We'd like
to make this a features." We went with Tripp Vinson and Beau
Flynn from Contrafilm, they took it to Screen Gems, and that's
where we are today.  Q: Can we expect to see any of the same
dancers from the documentary? Absolutely. There are definitely
some of the same dancers from the documentary in the feature.
Q: How did you go a