Punch
Jim is a promising teenage boxer, training under the watch of his demanding, alcoholic father. When Jim develops a relationship with a male classmate, the two are forced to navigate isolation, homophobia, and the brutality of small-town life. As Jim discovers what it means to be gay, he realizes how little strength has to do with heroism.
๐ Recognition
Nominations
- First Feature Competition โ Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2022)
- Audience Award โ Glasgow Film Festival (2023)
Festival selections
- New Zealand International Film Festival (2022)
- Palm Springs International Film Festival (2023)
Cast
- Tim RothStan
- Jordan OosterhofJim Richardson
- Conan HayesWhetu
- Abigail LaurentChelsea
- Sage KleinAmber
- Karl WillettsManager
- Matt HicksReferee
- Connor JohnstonColin
- Simon McConnonCoach
- Wesley Dowdell
- Directed by
- Welby Ings
- Written by
- Welby Ings
- Produced by
- Catherine Fitzgerald, Robin Murphy, Jonty Brook, Lamia Nayeb-St. Hilaire
- Country
- AU

