Boxeadora
Since Castro’s Revolution, Cuba has won more Olympic gold medals in boxing than any other country in the world. Although this boxing powerhouse has more than 19,000 male boxers, female boxing is nonexistent on the island – the result of a ban on female boxing put into place after the revolution. Boxeadora follows Namibia, a Cuban woman who has been training in secret as a boxer since 2008, hoping the government would lift its ban. Now 38, she only has two years left of boxing eligibility. Journey with Namibia as she tries follow her dreams of Olympic glory… and become Cuba’s first female boxer.
Watch the trailer:
Boxeadora (Official Trailer) from Meg Smaker on Vimeo.