After 41 years in the closet, Bboy Wicket confronts his past as a renowned breaking legend with a deep secret.
In this intimate, award-winning exploration of his legacy, WICKET reveals how falling in love - with an artistic pursuit, or a person, or yourself - can change the course of life forever.
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary at Frameline Film Festival
Winner of the Social Justice Award at Hip Hop Cinefest
Upcoming Screenings
HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS August 9th, 2026 - Notorious IBE (BUY TICKETS HERE)
VANCOUVER, CANADA August 14th, 2026 - Now or Never crew anniversary weekend (BUY TICKETS HERE)
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS August 28th, 2026 - Summer Dance Forever (BUY TICKETS HERE)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA September, 18th, 2026 - Urbanfest 360 (BUY TICKETS HERE)
AUSTIN, TEXAS September 27th, 2026 - Details TBA (Wicket’s Hometown Screening)
MADRID, SPAIN October 12th, 2026 - Details TBA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK October 2026 - Details TBA
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS November 2026 - Details TBA
Past Screenings
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA June 2025 - Frameline Film Festival - Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA August 2025 - Sidewalk Film Festival
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN September 2025 - Milwaukee Film Festival’s Dialogues Festival
PORTLAND, OREGON October 2025 - QDocs
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA November 2025 - San Francisco Dance Film Festival
BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON February 2026 - Community Screening
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS March 2026 - Cinedans Film Festival
DENVER, COLORADO April 2026 - Red Bull BC One Cypher
ROME, ITALY May 2026 - Hip Hop Cinedans - Winner of the Social Justice Award
LOS ANGELES, CA June 2026 - Community Screening
Meet the Team
Lily Plotkin - Director, Producer
Lily is an Oscar shortlisted & award-winning documentary filmmaker. In 2025, her directorial debut film, WICKET, won the Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary at Frameline Film Festival. In 2022, she lead produced the Paramount+ film Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day, which was shortlisted for the Academy Awards, won an NAACP Image Award, and was Peabody-nominated. In 2024, she archival produced Netflix’s Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution, which premiered at Tribeca. Previously, she spent five years developing and producing the Critics' Choice and Writers Guild-nominated Netflix series Amend: The Fight for America (2021).
Her work explores themes of social justice, American inequality, the relevance of history to modern life, and the power of artistic expression.
Ryland Hormel - Producer
Ryland is the producer of the award-winning documentary WICKET and the author of When Do You Feel Free?: Voices Across America, a photography and storytelling project that explores the universal question of what it means to feel free. His creative work centers on telling deeply human stories that foster compassion, connection, and a greater understanding of ourselves and one another.
Outside of filmmaking, Ryland is a partner at Live Better, where he has helped design and host 16 international wellness retreats and is now leading the development of the flagship Live Better Gym in Chicago. Across his work, he is driven by a passion for creating stories, experiences, and communities that inspire people to live more intentional, connected, and fulfilling lives.
Bboy Wicket AKA Gabriel Jaochico
Gabriel “Bboy Wicket” Jaochico is an internationally recognized breaker, DJ, educator, and cultural advocate with more than 30 years of experience in Hip Hop culture. Beginning his journey in San Francisco in 1991, he has performed, competed, taught, and judged around the world, while also performing for artists including Will Smith, Chris Brown, LL Cool J, Omarion, and Christina Aguilera. He is a lecturer at Texas State University, where he teaches Hip Hop culture and breaking, and continues to mentor the next generation through workshops, events, and his BreakBook platform.
Through the film, Gabriel shares his personal journey of resilience, identity, and the transformative power of dance. As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, he hopes his story encourages others to embrace their authentic selves, embrace their unique voice, and discover the healing power of movement, creativity, and community.
Whether on stage, in the classroom, or behind the camera, Wicket is dedicated to preserving and advancing Hip Hop culture through education, storytelling, and creating spaces where people from all backgrounds feel seen, celebrated, and inspired.