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2019 | Directed by Luther Clement and Shuhan Fan

The underdog story of a young African American fencer from Brooklyn who overcomes a gauntlet of hardships on the road to the Olympics.

92nd Academy Awards (Documentary Short Form) Shortlist

2016 Tribeca Film Institute ESPN Short Documentary Program
2019 Sundance Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 Cleveland International Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 Palm Springs International ShortFest - Official Selection
2019 AFI DOCS Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 Indy Shorts International Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 Durban International Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 Rooftop Films - New York Nonfiction Prize - Winner
2019 Crested Butte Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 Victory International Film Festival - Best Animated Film - Winner
2019 Milwaukee Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 Chicago International Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 St. Louis International Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 Philadelphia Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 New York Times Op-Docs - Streaming Premiere
2019 Cinema Eye Honors - Outstanding Non-Fiction Short - Nominee
2019 SF Doc Stories - Official Selection
2019 DOC NYC - Short List: Shorts – Directing Award - Winner
2020 PBS - POV Shorts – Broadcast Premiere

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