Official Trailer for Doc ‘Stylebender’ on MMA Champ Israel Adesanya
by Alex Billington
August 12, 2024
Supply: YouTube
“I remind myself I am human. I will simply go forth in my life.” Gravitas has revealed an official US trailer for a documentary movie titled Stylebender, from New Zealand director Zoe McIntosh. This primary premiered on the 2023 Tribeca Movie Pageant final yr, and opened in New Zealand already a yr in the past. Now it is arriving on VOD within the US to look at. Stylebender is in regards to the world champion acclaimed fighter Israel Adesanya – a Nigerian-New Zealand skilled MMA, kickboxer, and former boxer. He presently fights within the UFC’s Middleweight division, which is the place most will acknowledge him. Following Adesanya’s youth, upbringing, and his resolution to pursue blended martial arts professionally. It is about “a boy combating to grow to be the person he was destined to be. Will he discover one thing to battle for, or will he grow to be what he hates probably the most?” Tribeca provides: “UFC fanatics and people who have by no means seen a match will discover Adesanya’s journey towards greatness charming, engrossing, and illustrative of the larger-than-life character it is advisable to succeed.” This appears to be like like a correctly inspiring and uplifting doc that breaks proper by way of the powerful man fighter cliche. Get a glance.
Here is the official trailers (+ new poster) for Zoë McIntosh’s doc Stylebender, direct from YouTube:
Stylebender is an intimate have a look at former world champion Israel Adesanya – the Nigerian born, New Zealand primarily based MMA competitor, which works past the octagon and delves deep into an unlikely fighter’s journey. Exploring Adesanya’s experiences of masculinity, bullying, psychological well being and the therapeutic energy of dance, the movie is a poignant examination of the advanced, thrilling and generally controversial determine generally known as “The Final Stylebender.” Stylebender is directed by Kiwi filmmaker Zoë McIntosh, of the movies Misplaced in Wonderland and The Lethal Ponies Gang, episodes of “Darkish Vacationer”, plus many music movies & brief movies beforehand. Produced by Tom Blackwell, Fraser Brown, Leela Menon. This initially premiered on the 2023 Tribeca Movie Pageant final yr and opened in NZ in August 2023. Gravitas will launch McIntosh’s Stylebender direct-to-VOD within the US beginning September twenty fourth, 2024 this fall. Any good? Need to watch?