We are proud to announce that Born Warriors is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Please check our Buy page for further information on ordering. More outlets in addition to iTunes and streaming will be added soon.
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The article Traditional Burmese Lethwei Lives On! by Vincent Giordano appears in the new issue of Black Belt(Oct/Nov 2016).
We are pleased to announce the addition of two new articles to our website.
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We are proud to announce that Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists has been selected to be part of the 2016 Newark International Film Festival, which runs from September 9 through 11.
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Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists will be part of the Martial Con Film Festival that will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from August 19 through 21.
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Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists was honored with a Platinum Award at the recent 2016 Spotlight Documentary Film Awards.
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Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists earned a prestigious Documentary Competition Gold Award at the annual 2015 California Film Awards.
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Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists was awarded a Bronze Medal in the category of Best Featurette at the 2015 Global Independent Film Awards.
Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists won an Award of Recognition for Best Documentary at the recent Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards.
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An Award of Excellence: Documentary Feature was awarded to Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists at the 2015 Impact Docs Awards.
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Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists won a prestigious Award of Merit: Documentary Feature from the recent IndieFEST Film Awards in Los Angeles.
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Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists was recently honored with the Best Documentary award at the October HIMPFF awards. This is the first win for Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists.
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Senior Lethwei Master Saya U Bo Sein passed away on September 9th shortly after being admitted to a hospital in Yangon. He was an enormous part of the Born Warriors Project from its earliest days right up until this past year when we conducted one of his last interviews. He was a vibrant, energetic man of infinite skill and understanding. Saya Sein will be sorely missed. His memory remains with all of us who shared time with him.
Born Warriors Redux was awarded the Best Documentary(Sports) Runner-Up Award at the 11th Annual Action on Film Festival in Los Angeles. The documentary will continue to play festivals until the new Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists is ready to take its place on the festival circuit.
The first trailer from Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists on Child Fighters takes on the controversial topic of children who fight in Myanmar during the numerous holiday celebrations. Born Warriors Redux: Bound Fists focuses on the role of cultural tradition in local communities and how the indigenous Burmese sport of Lethwei is woven into the fabric of rural life and practiced in modern arenas throughout Myanmar.
Born Warriors Redux has been chosen as an official selection of the Hudson Valley International Film Festival. The Festival takes place this August 14-16 in Monroe, New York.
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