Shadowboxing is a 2010 American drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 starring Gerald Bunsen, Kelly Briscoe, Kenny Simmons, Glenn Kalison, and David Zayas

David Zayas

David Zayas is a Puerto Rican theatrical, film, and television actor. He is most known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series Dexter and as Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama Oz.- Life and career :...

. It was written, produced, and directed by Vincent Zambrano and Jose L. Patino.

Shadowboxing premiered on May 8, 2010 at the Swansea Bay Film Festival in Swansea, Wales, UK, where it received a nomination for Best Foreign Feature Film. Its next screening will be its United States premiere at The Indie Gathering Film Festival

Film festival

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 on August 7, 2010, where it has already been announced as winning the 2nd Place Latino Film award. It is also going to continue to make a series of international screenings at film festivals in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, Ireland

Ireland

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, South Africa

South Africa

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, Thailand

Thailand

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, Egypt

Egypt

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, Australia

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, and other regions.

Plot

Gerald is a loner who moves back home in order to take care of his ailing father, Kenny. Knowing that his days are few, Kenny begins to try to bridge the years lost between him and his family. Maria, Gerald's sister, must hold the family together while at the same time keeping her failing marriage alive. Kenny holds a secret, and that secret can bring them together, or possibly destroy whatever family they have left.

Awards and nominations

• 2010 Best American Feature Film (Nomination) Heart of England Film Festival
• 2010 2nd Place Best Latino Film The Indie Gathering
• 2010 Best Foreign Feature Film (Nomination) Swansea Bay Film Festival