Project Detail

Never Trouble Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You

Synopsis

A unique documentary snapshot into the life and times of Ambrose Mendy, boxing promoter, footballer's agent and entrepreneur.
Filmed as a single shot over 100 minutes Ambrose takes you on a journey that begins in Hackey London in 1955. An unflinching human portrait of what it has taken this extraordinary man to survive and thrive over six decades. Every story he tells gives an insight into how the world has changed but also stayed the same.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
98 mins
Format
4K
Director
Marek Budzynski
Producer
Marek Budzynski, Oscar Guglielmone
Editor
Marek Budzynski
Director of Photography
Sean Van Hales
Sound
Zachary Fortais-Gomme
Principal cast
Ambrose Mendy
Film Image
© Marek Budzynski

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Zynsk Media

Flat 14, Primrose Mansions
Prince of Wales Drive
London
SW11 4ED

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