Everyday is a good day when you get to see a project put together by independent filmmaker Emmanuel Manzanres, who took the time about a week ago to collaborate with fellow stuntmen Michael Lehr and Aaron Toney for the awesome test fight you can now watch below, courtesy of LBP Stunts Chicago.
This little gem is being pitched as an homage to Hong Kong-style choreography by way of Donnie Yen, and while it isn’t the first of its kind you’ll find on YouTube, it’s also exemplary of Manzanres‘s flexible and evolving vision of action on film. Not to mention the performances by Lehr and Toney are very stellar and deserving of praise and approval by any action fan, including anyone eager to help produce a bigger-scale project to give folks like Manzanares the cinematic platform he deserves.
Of course, the trend can never really move fast enough, despite moving at all. And personally, I hope it moves faster. So by all means, share this article or the video with friends!
As a noteworthy mention, Lehr and Toney just filmed Toney‘s latest indie action directorial gem in the form of Throne from PMV Entertainment, which is still a work in progress. To learn more about that project, you needn’t look further than HERE.
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