Press Release:
November 2, 2013 By LunchBox Communications- Coming
off an Oscar-qualifying documentary last year, our team was looking for a local
story that could resonate with our continuing desire to create documentaries
that put a human face on the overcomplicated and under explored.
We found that story in our own backyard at
Mitch Allen Gym in the Shepard Recreation Center in West Philadelphia. It is
there D and D management, now our producing partners, were working with
Philadelphia's young boxing hopefuls. It is there Pastor Dave Price, principal
of D and D, discovered the 1984 Olympic Gold Super Heavyweight champion working
virtually unnoticed.
For Lunchbox Dox it was connecting the dots
from the classic tragic boxing tale of Tyrell
Biggs to the hope
of this interfaith and multigenerational community that has adopted this fallen
hero and, with him, begun writing a promising chapter inboxing
for a struggling neighborhood.
Whatever Happened to
Tyrell Biggs? will not only be
a great sports biopic but a film that will shine a light on the importance of
afterschool programs and the community engagement needed to help inner-city
youth succeed.
Take this opportunity
to become one of the first 100 backers of Whatever Happened to Tyrell Biggs?. West Philadelphia and the Shepard
Recreation Center are bursting with good stories but unfortunately lack the
resources to tell their own tale. Help give this community a voice.
Please take a moment
to become a part of #TeamBiggs.
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