By Ford Melillo
Box Girl by Evan Pretzer is a celebration of confidence, comunidad, y el valor. Siguiendo el gimnasio Box Girls en Kariobangi, Kenia, la película explora conceptos de motivación, crecimiento, y mordiendo la realidad mientras rodean un espacio para que las mujeres practiquen boxeo. Centrándose en uno de los primeros miembros del club, Sonko, the film also does an incredible job of carrying the viewer through the immense highs and devastating lows of a professional boxing career cut short by injury. It then follows Sonko as she rises like a phoenix to return to the gym and train young girls in the sport, hoping to one day send a student off to the Olympics. This hopeful, unconditional dedication is the lasting message of the piece.
The film is an incredible look into the small but mighty world of women’s boxing in Kenya. It is joyous, heartbreaking, and empowering, all in nine minutes, and I am so grateful to have seen it. I am pleased to give Box Girl a much-deserved 5 fuera de 5 estrellas.
Ford Melillo is a marketing intern at CMRubinWorld and Stanford undergrad studying English with a Creative Writing focus.
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