Photo excerpts from our film ‘Sum of Many’ a story
@_claudiarafael and I developed in 2017 centered around legacy boxer and trainer
@izzetmafratoglu - installation exhibition and panels held across Dover Street Market Paris 3537,
@spaziomaiocchi Milan, Heidi gallery satellite Berlin,
@servingthepeople NYC, Duke University and just in fall semester the film was screened at NYU, thanks to professor Laura Demir.
It is with deep gratitude that our film was able to touch so many lives and travel through institutions, gallery, and classrooms to tell Izzet’s and the athletes of Isygyms story. Being included in the curriculum, course and academia. existing in rooms I was told I never reach was something we never foresaw over the 5 years it took to create this film.
To my collaborators and partners none of this was possible without you all - #1 my editor and producer
@wes_sanchez - my composer the extremely intuitive
@gianni_gebbia - my colorist a rock a real as they come
@kyalou my producers
@klaudiclouds and
@saranix Saul my running mate - whoever let me sleep on floors in berlin, couches, lent gear and so on.
@paul_skulimma my fixer, translator, and all of the above.
@_guillaumesalmon_ for arranging paris and lending us his voice and support, the slam jam team in Milan, Ben and Pauline for allowing us to use the back room of Heidi,
@gabriellaprice for holding us down in berlin,
@dedicdina @ninaiv for their tireless efforts on our roll out, all my panel speakers and moderators
@naomiaccardi @katjahorvat @wor1dstar_hiphop @salomonfaye -
@flohettenbach -
@hellhathnofurby @deanmajd and
@arizonasandhoneybuns and my live score musicians led by Isiaha
@jazzatthebarr @mariuswankel and buz on the drums. And last but not least my curator producer installer and glue
@jordaneslm @sheriff.projects and all the kids athletes coaches of isygym
I hope we can continue to share this film in 2026
Palermo, Los Angeles Dates TBC
