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7th DMZ Docs(2015)

I AM DOCU



T-REX

Zackary Canepari, Drea Cooper

  • USA
  • 2015
  • 89min
  • DCP
  • color

Synopsis

In the 2012 London Olympics, women¡¯s boxing is included for the first time in Olympic history. A 17 year old girl Claressa ¡°T-Rex¡± Shields competes for the Olympic gold medal. Although young, she has a perfect winning record. Claressa is from Flint, Michigan where unemployment and homicide rates are high. Her mother living with a troublesome step-father while her biological father is incarcerated for majority of her life, Claressa turns to boxing to relieve her complex emotions. The clips of her training sessions are shown throughout the entire film, and they depict how boxing plays a crucial role in her life. Just like the story of Million Dollar Baby, she persuades her coach who did not approve of women¡¯s boxing with her passion and talent. This film consists of footage of Claressa preparing for and competing in the Olympics along with interviews of her closest friends and family. In the film, Clarassa says that she realized her dream and she no longer knows what other dream to pursue. We all find ourselves asking what her future holds. (PARK Jun-ho)

Review

Director

  • Zackary Canepari

    T-Rex (2015) Superman (2012) Uppercut (2011)​ 

  • Drea Cooper

    T-Rex (2015)California is a place (2009) Everyone loves the family dog.But what happens if your family dog is a robot? Can you love and care for a piece of plastic just the same as flesh and blood? These questions took us to Japan where we found the story of the Sakurai family and their pet Aibo collection.​​ 

Credit

  • ProducerSue Jaye JOHNSON, Bianca DARVILLE, Drea COOPER
  • Cinematography Drea COOPER, Zackary CANEPARI
  • Editor Jean KAWAHARA, Drea COOPER

Production Company

Production Company  ZCDC