Project Detail

Heavyweight

Heavyweight
Heavyweight

Synopsis

Saturday night at a sold out stadium. Heavyweight boxer - ‘Diamond’ Derek Douglas – flanked by his team, makes a big entrance as he heads to his locker room ahead of the biggest fight of his life. With the championship belt in sight, he is unperturbed by the odds, which are heavily stacked against him.
Energy and excitement are high. But when Derek discovers that his closest training partner – Cain - is in his opponent’s locker room, it triggers a series of catastrophic and self-destructive events both mentally and physically. Soon Derek is questioning himself and those around him and they, in turn, are questioning if he’ll even make it to the ring tonight. Or if he would even be fit to fight…
With first bell approaching, and ever lowering odds, the team must work hard to help Derek shed the heavy weights that are holding him back from becoming both a champion and the man that he deserves to be. Official Selection Raindance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of film
Features
Running time
98 min
Format
Arri Alexa 35
Director
Christopher M. Anthony 1st Feature
Producer
Tiernan Hanby, Kevin Harvey, Nicholas Pinnock, Oliver Slinger
Executive Producer
Antoine Dixon-Bellot, Teal Cannaday, Jeff Golenberg
Editor
Eve Doherty
Screenwriter
Christopher M. Anthony
Director of Photography
Chas Appeti
Production Designer
Aimee Meek
Sound
Arran Mahoney
Composer
Andy Burrows
Principal cast
Nicholas Pinnock, Jordan Bolger, Osy Ikhile, Jason Isaacs
Costume Designer
Lauren Miller

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Blackwater Pictures

Tiernan Hanby
Unit 8 Lockwood Industrial Park
Mill Mead Road
London
N17 9QP
https://blackwater-pictures.com/

Silver Milk Productions

Nicholas Pinnock
27 Mortimer Street
London
W1T 3BL

Sales Company

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