Fight!
2017
“Fight” was created out of more than a hundred hours filmed at “Sin-City Boxgym” in Leipzig, Germany. As Ayala, a young-jewish-female arrives at the gym, the will to make a “real” film and of becoming a “real” fighter are mixed into a single process. During the process it is soon becoming clear that both goals are hopeless. Yet, during the time and training, a connection is forming between Ayala and Maik, as well as Massau - both boxing champions and “real” fighters. Through this connection arises a dialog about belonging and foreignness, strength and vulnerability. With humor and compassion, the film addresses heavier topics such as gender and ethnicity.
The plot develops as a mixture of documentation and intervention to it’s strange end.
2017
“Fight” was created out of more than a hundred hours filmed at “Sin-City Boxgym” in Leipzig, Germany. As Ayala, a young-jewish-female arrives at the gym, the will to make a “real” film and of becoming a “real” fighter are mixed into a single process. During the process it is soon becoming clear that both goals are hopeless. Yet, during the time and training, a connection is forming between Ayala and Maik, as well as Massau - both boxing champions and “real” fighters. Through this connection arises a dialog about belonging and foreignness, strength and vulnerability. With humor and compassion, the film addresses heavier topics such as gender and ethnicity.
The plot develops as a mixture of documentation and intervention to it’s strange end.
Technical Details:
Video 1920 X 1080
19:30 minutes
One channel screening
The filming was possible due to the kind hospitality of Sin City Boxgym, Leipzig.
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The film is a winner of the Small Axe, Tolpuddle Film Festival 2017 (Best Student Film), and semi-finalist at the Caribbean Film Festival & Market. It was screened in “Kino In Bewegung” (2020), Barcelona Film Festivel (2017) and the greduation exhibition of the Fine Arts department in 2017, in the Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design.
Video 1920 X 1080
19:30 minutes
One channel screening
The filming was possible due to the kind hospitality of Sin City Boxgym, Leipzig.
Still from film
The film is a winner of the Small Axe, Tolpuddle Film Festival 2017 (Best Student Film), and semi-finalist at the Caribbean Film Festival & Market. It was screened in “Kino In Bewegung” (2020), Barcelona Film Festivel (2017) and the greduation exhibition of the Fine Arts department in 2017, in the Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design.
