“Honestly, I can’t say I totally understand my subjects when I first started filming them… It’s a process in life and if we take the time to do it, we learn things. That’s how these films all started with one idea, and ended with something totally different and real.” As a storyteller Matthew Kaplowitz has a knack… Director Matthew Kaplowitz: Films In 5 Days, Girl Fights & Festivals Read More
You Don’t Have To Be Into MMA To Enjoy Girl Fight: A Muay Thai Story. Trailer HERE
Matthew Kaplowitz, co-director of the fascinating short film Concrete & Crashpads: Stunts In New York, has gone solo for his first feature length documentary and it’s a moving, exciting story. A must for fans of MMA and women’s sports, it’s also an engrossing watch for anyone who loves to feel part of an emotional journey. I’ve never been… You Don’t Have To Be Into MMA To Enjoy Girl Fight: A Muay Thai Story. Trailer HERE Read More
Girl Fight: A Muay Thai Story 3.5 stars
“People say they want to fight but once they get punched in the face that will determine whether they can handle that. Nobody likes that!” Being punched in the face is what has always put me off getting into the ring but if anyone could persuade me to try it would surely be Prairie Rugilo, the open and inspirational… Girl Fight: A Muay Thai Story Read More
Coming Out Of The Shadows – interview with director & rookie stuntman Steve Koepfer
“A film set is a living organism. Something as simple as slowly driving a car 20 feet as part of this constellation of activity can be very intimidating if you have never functioned in that space before.” Steve Koepfer Stunt men and women are the “shadow warriors”, in the background but pivotal to the scene. I… Coming Out Of The Shadows – interview with director & rookie stuntman Steve Koepfer Read More