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CONCRETE AND CRASHPADS: STUNTS IN NEW YORK Makes Its Landing On Amazon Prime And Vimeo

Filmmakers Matthew Kaplowitz and stuntman Stephen Koepfer’s Concrete and Crashpads: Stunts In New York earned several nods for more than a year during its festival life in up to ten public screening events. Having proven its appeal accordingly and eventually finding availability at Ultraflix, consumers with access to On-Demand services at Amazon Prime and Vimeo can now enjoy their introductory look into New York City’s urban stunt jungle whose inhabitants share accolades and credits in work as seen in televison shows and films like the John Wick franchise, Gotham and many more.

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Review: GIRL FIGHT: A MUAY THAI STORY Casts A Ringside Glimmer Of Truth Beyond Victory And Defeat

That chasm between the two ladies is further explored by the film’s end, which is mostly delivered on a bit of a bittersweet note, but the film accomplishes a lot of what you would expect in a documentary. It’s not until later in the second half of the film where Rugilo presents a more open profile of herself and her personal life, which I think lends greatly to the notion of one’s own need for self-discovery when it comes to life, people, relationships and struggles. She carries herself with a pretty bright and forward-moving demeanor, which is characteristic of any good martial arts instructor, while the documentary features her own pursuits in the ring, often traversing between N.J. and across the Hudson River to Manhattan. Similar can also be iterated for much those in her circle, including Dongui-is whose smile is total show-stopper in this feature, and even in some capacity for Mendez, a police officer and single mother balancing between work, motherhood and her membership on Rugilo’s fight team.

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