Virginia, Scarface started Streetbeefs in his backyard to combat gun and knife violence in the area. Soon it turned into something much more. Director’s Statement I was absolutely thrilled when I learned that my own hometown was housing a fight club to combat gun and knife violence in the area.[…]
“Hers” is a portrait of the things we fight for. A single mother works as a maid and trains to fight in her first competition. All while raising her daughter. We all escape into different parts of our lives.
A young woman living in Katanga turned to her local boxing gym after being brutally assaulted in her neighbourhood. Katanga is photo series and docu-fiction featuring the female boxers of Katanga, one of the largest slums in Kampala. It is based on the true story of Hellen Baleke, a young[…]
Since surviving a physical assault on the steps of her South Boston apartment, Amy DePaola (30) has been keeping a low profile while visiting a local boxing gym. When a young woman turns up dead in her neighborhood, Amy is forced to face her fears again, revealing that her real[…]
Since surviving a physical assault on the steps of her South Boston apartment, Amy DePaola (30) has been keeping a low profile while visiting a local boxing gym. When a young woman turns up dead in her neighborhood, Amy is forced to face her fears again, revealing that her real[…]
The story of an underground boxer that is blinded by his own ambition, and whose obsession ends up challenging his relationship and marking his own destiny. Boxing is known to be one of the most cinematic sports. That is because crude focus, determination and rage is something that often directly[…]
A troubled fighter returns to the gym she once called home, where a battle with her former trainer and his new fighter is the only path to forgiveness.
A troubled fighter returns to the gym she once called home, where a battle with her former trainer and his new fighter is the only path to forgiveness.
Solibet, a short experimental documentary on young boxer Rahma Soliman. ‘Solibet’ focuses on the themes of identity and belonging and what it means to be a woman in Australia.
Shadows of Greatness follows pro boxer Sena Agbeko, Ghana’s former middleweight boxing champion. With a record of 60-9, he moved to the US to take his career to the next level, but has yet to make his mainstream debut. In the middle of a career gap and an immigrant with[…]