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Mupalia Pictures is producing a feature film. Four Ounce Glove was inspired by Josh "The Fireball Kid" Mercado, pro MMA fighter reigning from Miami, FL.
We want to tell the story of the modern day warrior in America's youngest sport. Joaquin "Wacko" Escobar made first contact with this project two months ago when he visited Evolution Gym: MMA Training Facility. There, he met Coach Dan, the owner of the gym, who introduced him to Josh, his trainee. Wacko saw a parallel between Josh and the story he wanted to tell. After two months of interviewing, photographing, and following Josh, Mupalia Pictures presents Four Ounce Glove.
In Four Ounce Glove, Victor "The Knockout Kid" Torres wins his first professional fight at age 22 and is scheduled to fight within the next 60 days, but his fights continue to be postponed. No fighting means no money. Victor busies himself with odd jobs in this interim of postponements and cancellations in order to provide some financial support for his difficult circumstances at home. His family doesn't support his career choice; only in the presence of his grandfather, the one who introduced him to the sport, is Victor really secure about his goals. Everything outside the cage is unpredictable. The weight of having to prove himself to everybody is sometimes overwhelming. But when the cage locks, Victor is left in control with four ounces in each hand.
We want to start pre-production in late June so we're launching our campaign for funds now so that we can fulfill our budget. The budget includes: equipment, location permits, actors, art direction, makeup artists and other crew. We plan on entering the film into a variety of festivals.
We're shooting in Miami, FL, our hometown. Just like "The Fireball Kid" represents Miami through fighting, Mupalia Pictures wants to stand for Miami by exploring the disregarded characters hidden behind the Miami stereotypes.
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