Water Flowing Together offers an intimate portrait of a remarkable dancer, Jock Soto, who retired from the New York City Ballet at age 40, after a 24-year career. Soto’s journey as an openly gay man of Navajo Indian and Puerto Rican descent provides a rare glimpse into the life of a dancer and the disparate worlds which shaped this important artist.

Soto was asked to join the New York City Ballet by George Balanchine at 16 after receiving a full scholarship to study at the company’s school. He was soon given his first solo roles in Balanchine's ballets, then featured by Jerome Robbins. In the course of his career, Soto became one of the most celebrated dancers in the company, as Balanchine, Robbins, and Peter Martins developed choreography inspired by his capabilities. Also lauded for his partnering, he formed memorable duos with Heather Watts and Wendy Whelan.

The film captures Soto’s determination, ambivalence, and occasional despair as he prepared to retire in 2005 and let go of his identity as a principal dancer. Reluctant to return to the Navaho tribe in Arizona to visit his family for fear of their rules against homosexuality, he instead returned to find a community full of pride and acceptance.

"Water Flowing Together is a fascinating, profile of the half-Navajo, half-Puerto Rican dancer who joined the New York City Ballet as a teen and retired at 40 after a long career."
‒The Oklahoman

"Jock Soto’s journey from a hardscrabble childhood on an Indian reservation to stardom as the principal dancer in the New York City Ballet is the stuff of telenovelas. This documentary captures his remarkable story."
‒New York Daily News

Best Documentary Feature, Imaginative Film Festival, 2007
Best Feature, Outfest Fusion LA LGBT Film Festival, 2007
Jury Prize, Dance on Camera Festival, 2007
Audience Award, Sedona International Film Festival, 2007