Showing posts with label Boxing / Martial Arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boxing / Martial Arts. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Boxing Gym (2010)
Explores the world of a boxing gym in Austin, Texas, dwelling on the discipline of training as people from all walks of life aspire to reach their personal best.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
* When Ali Came to Britain (2012)
Documentary marking the 70th birthday of legendary heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali by looking at his long relationship with Britain. The programme features contributions from some of the people Ali encountered during his many visits to the UK, including a teenager who sparred with him, a fan who became a close friend, and former opponents. The family of Henry Cooper talk about the British boxer's two fights with Ali, and trainer Angelo Dundee talks about the controversy over the famous tampered glove when Cooper floored Ali in their first fight. The film also includes some previously unseen archive and home video footage.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
* Buffalo Girls (2012)
Buffalo Girls is a documentary film about two eight-year-old Thai girls who engage in professional Muay Thai boxing in rural Thailand.
The documentary is an intimate look into the lives of two very young, professional Muay Thai fighters: Stam Sor Con Lek and Pet Chor Chanachai. At only eight years old, the two girls fight throughout rural Thailand to earn money to support their families, as well as trying to secure the 22-kilogram Muay Thai Championship belt of Thailand. The film also addresses the culture of children's fighting through interviews with the children's parents, the referees who officiate the fights, and the professional gamblers who bet on them.
The impoverished farming communities of rural Thailand offer few opportunities for economic gain and boxing is one of the few alternatives to the countrys commercial sex trade as a means of escaping the extreme poverty. Child boxers in Thailand can often earn a familys monthly rent from a single bout, sometimes taking home more than what a farmer or factory worker earns in a month. For the films young protagonists, boxing is an opportunity to help their parents supplement the family income and improve their standard of living.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
* Fists of Pride (2012)
In a boxing camp on the Thai-Burmese border, the children of mostly illegal migrant workers fleeing Burma live and train for prize fights. Fists of Pride follows Little Tiger and his fellow fighters as their Thai coaches prepare them for the annual Water Festival competition. The film reveals their daily struggles in a region where combat sports have always been a matter of honour and money. Bets are open, and as their hope of winning prize money grows, the young boxers contemplate what a victory could mean for them and their families.
* Drachenmadchen (2012)
The documentary "Drachenm㣣hen" (Dragon Girls) tells the story of three Chinese girls, training to become Kung Fu fighters, far away from their families at the Shaolin Tagou Kung Fu School, located right next to the Shaolin Monastery in China, place of origin of Kung Fu. Three girls in a crowd of 27.000 children, under pressure to conform to the norms and structures: They are turned into fighting robots and yet, if you look behind the curtain, you see children with dreams and aspirations.
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