Competing Ballerinas Are Pushed to Their Breaking Points in Trailer for Amazon's 'Birds of Paradise'

It’s all about dance and drama in the upcoming Amazon Prime filmBirds of Paradise.

She gets heated competition in the form of Silvers' character, who also aims to be the top ballerina at the school when she says, “I’m here to win the prize.”

Diana Silvers and Kristine Froseth inBirds of Paradise.amazon studios

Smith tells PEOPLE that she is hoping audiences “will lose themselves” in the world of dance in her “fun” and “pulpy” film. At the same time, she hopes they will “come away with some revelation, however small, about their own ambitions” in life.

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Smith says she wrote the script forBirds of Paradise"specifically" for Diana Silvers and Kristine Froseth, whom she calls “two incredibly talented and delightfully different actors.”

“They both jumped into the deep end with me and poured their entire hearts into their characters… all while undergoing rigorous training in ballet,” she tells PEOPLE, adding how “proud” she is of the project.

“It’s a process I’ll never forget,” Smith says.

Birds of Paradisebegins streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Sept. 24.

source: people.com