“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
Concrete And Crashpads – Stunts in New York (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
“We are the shadow warriors”, as a stunt co-ordinator says in this fascinating documentary short from directors Stephen Koepfer and Matthew Kaplowitz. A comment which pithily demonstrates how vital they are to a film while staying in the background, not only allowing the star to shine, but giving them that added sparkle. I’m not one for deliberately causing myself pain, though… Concrete And Crashpads – Stunts in New York (Short Film) Read More
Teaser Trailer For Concrete And Crashpads Shows Hidden Life Of New York’s Stunt Performers
As a stuntwoman says in the voiceover: “If they see us somebody’s doing something wrong… But we shouldn’t be pushed aside.” In this teaser trailer for short film Concrete And Crashpads – Stunts in New York, from co-directors Stephen Koepfer and Matthew Kaplowitz, we get to see stunt performers getting ready for, and performing their roles in… Teaser Trailer For Concrete And Crashpads Shows Hidden Life Of New York’s Stunt Performers Read More