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CHRISTY – Review by Rachel West

October 2, 2025October 5, 2025 Rachel West ben foster, bioic, boxing, Christy Martin, David Michôd, Don King, Katy O’Brian, lgbtq, Merritt Wever, Sydney Sweeney, vancouver international film festival, viff

Sydney Sweeney comes alive in the story of boxer Christy Martin. Directed by David Michôd, Christy tells the story of professional women’s boxer Christy Martin from her small town beginnings to her rise to boxing stardom, along with the battles she was fighting outside of the ring. Christy is a no-holds-barred tale, intertwining the elements of a sports biopic with a dark relationship drama to tell the story of Martin’s trailblazing career.

Festivals

Vancouver International Film Festival 2019 Wrap – Marina Antunes reports

November 6, 2019November 8, 2019 Marina Antunes 0 Comments Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn, The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open, vancouver international film festival, viff

The 38th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) may have wrapped its final screenings over a month ago, but the city is still basking in the post-festival glow thanks to the success of this year’s festival. VIFF has been expanding beyond film screenings for years and in 2019, organizers truly expanded the frame and in addition to over 320 films, the festival presented a number of live performances, master classes and industry-based conferences.