A 7-minute knockout that'll wreck your heart before the bell rings.
Ten minutes before a boxing match, a teenage boxer with Down's Syndrome fights for his right to get in the ring.
Acting
Tommy Jessop's ferocious, wordless determination.
Direction
Ruthless economy—every second lands.
Editing
Sweaty countdown tension that suffocates.
Director
Bugsy Riverbank-Steel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Bugsy Riverbank-Steel made this as his NFTS graduation film—Tommy Jessop later became the first actor with Down's Syndrome to join the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The film weaponizes the 'countdown' structure against ableist assumptions, forcing audiences to confront whose clock really matters.
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