WRESTLING WITH WHITENESS

Who gets to tell the story?

The challenge

Use independent reporting and direct conversations to examine race, identity and the business of professional wrestling.

The approach

Wrote, directed, produced and edited the documentary while still in high school. Built the research, outreach, interviews and publicity from scratch, with talent connected to WWE, AEW and TNA.

The outcome

Received Best Youth Director at the Newark International Film Festival in 2022 and an official selection at the Student World Impact Film Festival.