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July 6, 2002
Update on our Thai Boxing Documentary
As some of you may know, Susanne and I have spent the bulk of our free time over the last years producing an independent documentary on muay thai, or Thai boxing. Susanne spent the summer of 2000 in Thailand, shooting footage of three boxers getting ready for their next fight: a 13-year-old boy who'd been fighting professionally since he was 11; an American Harvard graduate who came to Thailand to study muay thai under the legendary boxer Apidej Sit-Harun; and a 29-year-old housewife who decided to leave home and become a pro boxer, making up for the fact that women weren't allowed to box when she was younger.
I've been serving as editor and co-writer for the documentary; meanwhile, Susanne's put her life savings into this project, so my contributions seem almost meagre compared to what's she done to create this documentary. Thankfully, her hard work is beginning to pay off -- National Geographic has purchased the international broadcast rights for the documentary, and we managed to get British actor Jason Statham (star of Snatch and Lock Stock Two Smoking Barrels) to narrate it for us.
We're really thrilled how the documentary has come together, and we're even more thrilled that we're finally reaching the finish line (or if you prefer a boxing metaphor, the final round of the fight.) So if you live outside of the US, stay tuned for Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance on the National Geographic Channel, some time in 2003. And if you're in the US, stay tuned to this web page for updates on whether we can get sell the rights to the film here in America...
Posted by acarvin at July 6, 2002 4:36 PM
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