Never Be A Punching Bag For Nobody vs Rising Through the Fray
Never Be A Punching Bag For Nobody is the shorter watch at 1h 5m compared with 1h 28m. Never Be A Punching Bag For Nobody is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Never Be A Punching Bag For Nobody
Rising Through the Fray| Never Be A Punching Bag For Nobody | Rising Through the Fray | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 5m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Naomi Yang | Courtney Montour |
| Main cast | Naomi Yang, Sal Bartolo Jr., Mary Ellen Welch, Larry Venezia, Carlo Rotella | – |
Synopsis
Never Be A Punching Bag For Nobody
The film weaves together three stories: colorful boxing coach and ex-drill sergeant Sal Bartolo Jr., son of a renowned 1940s East Boston boxing champ; Naomi Yang herself, learning boxing from trainer Bartolo and reexamining some of her own family’s disturbing history; and schoolteacher Mary Ellen Welch, who in the 1960s mobilized a group of neighborhood women against encroachment from Logan airport, fighting back against an indifferent city…
Rising Through the Fray
Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For Sour Cherry, Krispy, Hawaiian Blaze, and their teammates, the sport becomes much more than a competition. Through it, they find a space for sisterhood, resilience, acceptance, and healing. On camera, they share intimate stories not…
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