Moonlighting
Documentary Trailer · Directed by Jay Shetty
Cinematography: Rene Auguste
Documentary · New York City
About the film
Four women navigate the tension between conventional expectations and unconventional pursuits.
Rene Auguste’s cinematography moves between intimate interviews, city streets and rehearsal spaces, bringing the women’s stories and performances into view.
- Cinematography
- Rene Auguste
- Director
- Jay Shetty
- Executive Producers
- Allix Devenish & Jay Shetty
- Editor
- Ursula Kelly
A closer look
Inside the frame
Four frames from the trailer, exploring light, expression and the shape of movement.

Window light
The window grid frames the dancer, with soft light and open space around the figure.

An intimate portrait
A close view brings the woman’s expression into focus, with the bright window at the edge of the frame.

Movement at floor level
A low viewpoint follows the lines of the dancers’ bodies against the violet light of the studio.

Choreography from above
The overhead view reveals the group’s formation and the patterns made by outstretched arms and legs.