Shorts Program # 11

Fighter By Nature

Short Competition - Montana Premiere

Fighter By Nature is a portrait of the life of Marvin McDowell, a Hall of Fame boxing coach, as he tries to balance being a coach to at-risk youth in Baltimore while being a present father to his own family.

Above the Alley, Beneath the Sky

Montana Premiere

From the heart of Rio’s beaches, eclectic culture, and sprawling favelas erupts massive granite monoliths, home to some of the world’s best urban rock climbing. This natural resource was the motivation for a climbing outreach program for youth in Rio’s favelas, the Centro de Escalada Urbana (C.E.U.) This film follows instructor Andrew Lenz as guides two youths, helping expand their horizons.

LA Miner

Montana Premiere

There is gold mining happening right now, as you read this, forty-five minutes from Downtown Los Angeles.  Patrick, a chemistry-loving, gut-toting, redneck-savant is headed up into the mountains to find gold and answer a few hard questions about his own, reckless life.