Ringside
Im Ring
Ringside | Im Ring by André Hörmann
DEU/USA 2019, Generation
© Tom Bergmann
Ringside | Im Ring by André Hörmann
DEU/USA 2019, Generation
© Tom Bergmann
Ringside | Im Ring by André Hörmann
DEU/USA 2019, Generation
© Tom Bergmann
Ringside | Im Ring by André Hörmann
DEU/USA 2019, Generation
© Tom Bergmann
Ringside | Im Ring by André Hörmann
DEU/USA 2019, Generation
© Tom Bergmann
Ringside | Im Ring by André Hörmann
DEU/USA 2019, Generation
© Tom Bergmann
Ringside | Im Ring by André Hörmann
DEU/USA 2019, Generation
© Tom Bergmann
Ringside | Im Ring by André Hörmann
DEU/USA 2019, Generation
© Tom Bergmann
Chicago’s South Side is notorious for its street gangs and shootings. For Kenny and Destyne, the boxing gym provides a shelter that shields them from the threatening everyday presence of violence and crime. Spurred on by their ambitious fathers, the ring becomes a kind of prison for the two boys, robbing them of any sense of freedom with its strict regime. At the same time, boxing represents their only shot at a better life – if only they have the talent and discipline to truly make it. For eight years, director André Hörmann accompanied the two adolescents on their rocky road marked by hope and setbacks, creating a dense and emotional portrait that relates different ways of asserting one’s self in a complex world.
With
- Kenneth Sims Jr.
- Kenneth Sims Sr.
- Destyne Butler Jr.
- Destyne Butler Sr.
Crew
| Director | André Hörmann |
| Cinematography | Tom Bergmann |
| Editing | Vincent Assmann |
| Sound | Donell McNairy |
| Location Manager | Sean Lyness |
| Production Manager | Marissa Ericson |
| Producers | Ingmar Trost, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements |
| Executive Producer | Ken Pelletier, Mark Mitten, Carolyn Hepburn |
World Sales
Submarine Entertainment
Produced by
Sutor Kolonko
Motto Pictures
Film team, Maryanne Redpath
The producer Mark Mitten, protagonist Destyne Butler Jr., Norma Sims and her son, the protagonist Kenneth Sims Jr., section head Maryanne Redpath, the director André Hörmann as well as the producers Christopher Clements and Ken Pelletier.
Ringside · Generation · Feb 10, 2019
Destyne Butler Jr., Kenneth Sims Jr.
The protagonists at the Photo Call.
Ringside · Generation · Feb 10, 2019
Kenneth Sims Jr., Destyne Butler Jr.
At the premiere.
Ringside · Generation · Feb 10, 2019
André Hörmann
A documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles and Berlin, his short film Crowley: Every Cowboy Needs His Horse was nominated for the Goldener Spatz German children’s film award and the European Children’s Film Association’s Documentary Award. He followed this with Crowley: Cowboy Up, which premiered at DOK Leipzig. Obon screened at Sundance and won several awards, including Best Animated Film at the 2018 Krakow Film Festival. He has received scholarships from the Goethe-Institut, Villa Aurora and DAAD, is a graduate of the UCLA TFT Professional Program in Screenwriting and teaches film at several universities.
Filmography (documentaries)
2002 Umbruch; short film 2006 Calcutta Calling; short film 2010 Father’s Prayer; short film 2013 Bhavini – Ich will nur tanzen (Bhavini – I Just Wanna Dance) 2014 Mo – Ich kann Fliegen (Mo Can Tie a Bow); short film · Andrew mit Pauken und Trompeten (Andrew With Great Fanfare); short film 2015 Gaurav und die Drachen (Gaurav and the Kites); TV series · Crowley – Jeder Cowboy braucht sein Pferd (Crowley – Every Cowboy Needs His Horse); short film 2016 Tsering - Nur der Himmel ist höher (Tsering: On top of the World) 2017 Ari und das Totenfest 2018 OBON; short film 2019 Ringside
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019