Fight Life
Fight Life | |
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Directed by | James Z. Feng |
Written by | James Z. Feng |
Produced by | Seher Basak, James Z. Feng, James Y. Shih, Lanser Boint |
Starring | Jake Shields Lyle Beerbohm Nick Diaz Frank Shamrock Gilbert Melendez Miesha Tate Chuck Liddell |
Cinematography | Michael Solidum |
Edited by | Barbara Grandvoinet, Ramon Vasquez Jr. |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
Sprache | Englisch |
Fight Life is a feature length documentary on the sport of mixed martial arts. The film is directed by independent filmmaker James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films. The film focuses on the lives of professional mixed martial arts fighters outside the cage,[1] primarily profiling Jake Shields, and Lyle Beerbohm. The film unveils the sport of Mixed martial arts and what it takes to be a modern day professional fighter.[2] Many notables MMA stars and experts are featured in this film, including: Nick Diaz, Frank Shamrock, Gilbert Melendez, Herschel Walker, John McCarthy, Cesar Gracie, Miesha Tate, Mike Swick, Josh Thomson, Matt Lindland, Ryan Schultz, Sam Sheridan, and Bryan Caraway.
Fight Life went on to win the Best Documentary Award at the United Film Festival in 2013.
Production
Filming took place from 2008 to 2011.
Awards
Award | Kategorie | Recipient | Result |
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United Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | James Z. Feng | Won |
Release
The film was released in 2013.
References
- ^ "MMAJunkie Fight Biz: MMA Documentary". MMAjunkie.com, By Steve Sievert. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "Cagepotato: So You Wanna Be an MMA Star". Cagepotato.com,. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
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