Built to Break
A 90-second film about an amateur MMA fighter coming back from a career-threatening wrist injury. Surgery, rehab, and the will to step back into the cage.
Year
09.25
Scope
Film, Direction, Editing
Timeline
2 Weeks
A serious wrist injury and major surgery could have ended everything. For most amateur fighters, there's no contract, no audience, no obligation to come back. Walking away would have been the easy call.
The film follows the fighter's return — from recovery to training, from doubt to readiness. Shot in a raw, cinematic style that mirrors the intensity of the sport itself. No glamour, no hype. Just the quiet determination of someone who refuses to stay down.
