Fearless
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Synopsis: An intimate portrait of a boxing gym in a small town of Conroe, Texas. The film is constructed as an allegory for the challenges faced by people of color and immigrants in the US.
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The viewers of the film will witness the challenges that minorities face at the micro level in a context of a modest boxing gym in a small town of Conroe, Texas. However, we constructed Fearless as an allegory for challenges facing people of color and immigrants in the US. A particular scrutiny is placed on the popular sentiment expressed in a phrase “pull yourself by your bootstraps” which exemplifies American optimism, but also unrealistic expectations and, ultimately, victim blaming. The film attempts to illustrate what really happens when young people try to “pull themselves by their bootstraps” in the US. Fearless is made by a husband and wife creative team of first-generation immigrants, and as such, is a deeply personal journey.