Title screen for the documentary film 'WICKET,' featuring large white bold text on a black background with the subtitle 'a feature documentary film'.

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.

Collection of black and white film festival laurels and awards, with various texts and logos, including multiple award laurels.

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

Three people standing together in front of a black background with pink text and graphics. The person on the left is a man with brown hair and a beard, wearing a blue and white patterned shirt. The person in the middle is a man wearing a beige cap with text, a white sleeveless shirt, and has a goatee. The person on the right is a woman with brown hair, wearing a black leather jacket and a polka dot dress. All three are smiling.

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.

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