| Director: | Robert Kolodny |
|---|---|
| Production: | Appian Way (Michael Hampton, Jennifer Davisson), Golden Ratio Films (Abhayanand Singh), Pep Films (Bennett Elliott, Robert Greene, Asger Hussain, Steve James) |
| Running Time: | 99’ |
| Language: | English, Italian |
| Country: | USA |
| Main Cast: | James Madio, Ruby Wolf, Keir Gilchrist, Ron Livingston, Stephen Lang, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Shari Albert, Imma Aiello |
| Screenplay: | Steve Loff |
| Cinematographer: | Adam Kolodny |
| Editor: | Robert Greene |
| Production Designer: | Sonia Foltarz |
| Costume Designer: | Naomi Wolff Lachter |
| Music: | Retail Space, Lou Reed |
| Sound: | Max Cooke |
Cinema
The Featherweight
Orizzonti
Synopsis
Set in the mid-1960s, The Featherweight presents a gripping chapter in the true-life story of Italian-American boxer Willie Pep—the winningest fighter of all time—who, down and out in his mid-40s and with his personal life in shambles, decides to make a return to the ring, at which point a documentary camera crew enters his life. Painstakingly researched and constructed, the film is a visceral portrait of the discontents of twentieth-century American masculinity, fame and self-perception.
Director's Statement
The film presents a humane yet critical look at this real person, who is an undersung hero of the sports world but simultaneously a deeply flawed, incredibly fractured American character. My aspiration for the film was to subvert the tropes of the boxing film genre and create something more rooted in a language of truth, compassion and fallible mortality. I strove for the film to feel as first-person and present-tense as possible—for honesty in camera and character. The entire cast and crew became almost fetishistic in our efforts to create an authentic world, one not imitating something else but rather fully grounded in the real.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION 1: Michael Hampton, Jennifer Davisson - Appian Way
9255 W Sunset Blvd. Suite 615
90069 - West Hollywood, United States of America
Tel. +1 3103001390
michaelh@appianway.net
PRODUCTION 2: Abhayanand Singh - Golden Ratio Films
958 Club Street
069463 – Singapore
Tel. +65 98218080
pepfilmproduction@gmail.com
PRODUCTION 3: Bennett Elliott, Robert Greene, Asger Hussain, Steve James, Steve Loff, James Madio – Pep Films
233 87th Street
11209 – Brooklyn, United States of America
Tel. +1 9173490263
pepfilmproduction@gmail.com
WORLD SALES: Jason Ishikawa – Cinetic Media
26 Broadway, 14th Floor
10004 – New York, United States of America
Tel. +1 2122047979
jason@cineticmedia.com
http://www.cineticmedia.com
PRESS OFFICE: Susan Norget
Tel. +1 9178333056
susan@norget.com
