15 minutes to break your heart and rebuild it—this short hits harder than its runtime suggests.
An aspiring teen boxer, haunted by his father’s death in the boxing ring, tries to save his mother from throwing in the towel on the anniversary of his passing — but with the help of his friend Roe, Andreas will discover that his greatest fight will be learning how to save himself.
Acting
Carlos Sanson Jr. carries worlds in silence.
Direction
Cormack packs a feature's worth of emotion into 15 minutes.
Writing
Roe as the catalyst—not the savior—is beautifully subversive.
Director
Danielle Cormack
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Danielle Cormack is primarily known as an actress (Wentworth, Xena)—this is her directorial debut.
The title echoes Frank Capra's WWII propaganda films, but here reclaims 'fight' as internal struggle rather than external conflict.
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