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Fighting Back
198424 min 32 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Gary Toole
Production: Craig GrahamMark ZannisFrançois ChampagneBarrie Howells
Script: Holly Dressel
Co-produced by the NFB and Les Productions S.D.A. Ltée with the financial assistance of Telefilm Canada and with the collaboration of la Société Radio-Canada and of Sport Canada.
The Cabbagetown Boxing Club in Toronto has produced many Olympic and world-class boxers. Fighting Back is the story of Asif Dar, an underweight immigrant who learned boxing in order to defend himself from neighbourhood bullies. The film traces the relationship between Asif Dar, who came to the club as a youngster, and his instructor, Ken Hamilton, a long-time foe of the violence traditionally associated with boxing.
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Subject categories
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Asian OriginsDiscriminationOntarioPortraits
- Sports and Leisure > Boxing, Wrestling and Martial ArtsClubsPortraits
- Health/Personal Development > Bullying & DiscriminationCareers & EducationHealthy RelationshipsMental Health/Stress/Suicide
Credits
- director
- Gary Toole
- producer
- Craig Graham
- Mark Zannis
- executive producer
- François Champagne
- Barrie Howells
- script
- Holly Dressel
- narrator
- Holly Dressel
- cinematography
- Savas Kalogeras
- Andy Kitzanuk
- sound
- Pierre Michaud
- Diane Carrière
- editing
- Anne Henderson
- sound editing
- Bernard Bordeleau
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- Adrian Croll
- music
- Ben Low
Awards
- First Prize «AGIS» - given by the Association générale italienne du spectacleInternational Festival of Sport Films
- Award for Best DirectionInternational Festival of Sports and Tourist Films