Shadow Boxers
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Katya Bankowsky
Jill Matthews
Freddie Roach
Lucia Rijker
Katya Bankowsky
Katya Bankowsky
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A behind-the-scenes look at the emerging sport of women's professional boxing through the eyes of Lucia Rijker as she battles her way toward her first championship bout. Bankowsky participated in the 1995 Golden Gloves tournament--the first open to women--and, after she lost by a decision, promptly took a ringside seat from which she filmed the rest of the tournament and the first footage of this film. With as much introspection outside of the ring as strength, poise, and determination in it, Rijker's pursuit of the world championship reveals the world of boxing and it's intrinsic contradictions: the shocking brutality and graceful control; the personal sacrifice and the public reward; the knockout punch and the final embrace.
Director
Katya Bankowsky
Crew
Katya Bankowsky
Katya Bankowsky
Katya Bankowsky
Katya Bankowsky
Katya Bankowsky
John Bucher
Anthony Hardwick
Anthony Hardwick
Alexander Markowski
Jill Matthews
Lucia Rijker
Anthony Wolberg
Anthony Wolberg
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States December 6, 2001
Released in United States June 1999
Released in United States March 2000
Released in United States October 1999
Released in United States October 21, 1999
Released in United States on Video July 5, 2005
Released in United States September 1999
Released in United States Spring May 12, 2000
Shown at Florida Film Festival (in competition) June 11-20, 1999.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 20-24, 1999.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 17-24, 1999.
Shown at New York Underground Film Festival March 8-14, 2000
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth with an Attitude) May 13 - June 6, 1999.
Feature directorial debut for former amateur boxer Katya Bankowsky.
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth with an Attitude) May 13 - June 6, 1999.)
Released in United States March 2000 (Shown at New York Underground Film Festival March 8-14, 2000)
Released in United States Spring May 12, 2000
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Florida Film Festival (in competition) June 11-20, 1999.)
Released in United States December 6, 2001 (Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of series "The Alternative Screen: A Forum For Independent Film Exhibition and Beyond..." December 6, 2001.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 20-24, 1999.)
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 17-24, 1999.)
Released in United States on Video July 5, 2005
Released in United States October 21, 1999 (Shown for "Independents Night!" on October 21, 1999 at the Walter Reade Theater.)
