Comment SUNDOC to reserve your spot to see the first screening of this documentary here at EP in July 👇
Official Trailer for “One Handed Fighter” short documentary.
🎥About the Film: Raised in a Marine family and born with one hand, a Mexican-American jiu‑jitsu fighter found belonging on the mat. But when he’s suddenly fired, he must grapple with adversity and face the greatest challenge of all: becoming the coach he never had.
🗓️ Mark Your Calendars: We are very excited to announce the short documentary One Handed Fighter - featuring EP’s very own @geoffreal . We will be having a sneak peek screening on July 13th at Electrum Performance, here in San Diego.
🎟️Comment “SUNDOC” to reserve your ticket now. Only 50 available. Grab yours before they’re gone.
Featuring: @geoffreal
Production Company: @sundocstudios
Director: @storiesbymatthew
Producer: @storiesbyleah
Editor: Shannon Fan & @storiesbymatthew
Cinematography: @theluislopez , @storiesbymatthew , @joncorreal
Impact Producer: @kenna_inbloom
Music & Archival Clearance: Mac McIntosh
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One day we’re filming world champions in jiu jitsu.
The next, we’re capturing massive gas tankers getting fueled and loaded.
Truly no two days are the same 🎥
With a camera in hand, the 🌍 is our studio.
BTS from a recent case study shoot in Orange, CA.
Photo credit: @anacolagrande
WE DID IT! 🍎 @docnycfest thanks for having us.
From our premiere in Vegas, to community screenings across San Diego, and now sharing it with NYC - we’ve had a blast showing the film cross country.
Where should we go next? 🤔
PS - want to see the doc but haven’t yet?
You’re in luck because you can stream it online no matter where you are in the 🌎 through the end of the month.
Comment “DOCNYC” & we’ll DM you the direct link to buy a virtual ticket.
ONE HANDED FIGHTER
A 20 min short sports documentary following a jiu jitsu fighter’s journey becoming the coach he never had.
#docnyc #onehandedfighter
San Diego Film Week 2025
One Handed Fighter was amongst such incredible, diverse documentaries in the Community & People block of this year’s event!
Thank you @filmconsortiumsd for organizing a wonderful week filled with powerful films and for being an impactful way to showcase local projects.
#documentaries#sandiegofilm
Thursday, November 13, 2025 was a historical day.
@geoffreal gave a motivational speech to 100+ Navy active duty and veterans 🇺🇸
We also had the incredible privilege to screen our short documentary One Handed Fighter to an audience that really craves this kind of motivation.
So many meaningful exchanges were had.
So grateful for this experience.
Thank you @navywoundedwarrior and @navyregionsw for this life changing opportunity 💙
The work continues 👊🏼
#navyfamily #woundedwarriors #documentaryfilm
Went to Dallas to film a couple new projects for @tangraminteriors 🙏🏼
Loved the interview vibes.
Made some new friends.
Disposables coming soon.
✌🏼
#dallastexas #dallasfilmmakers #documentarian
@sandiegoreader thanks for the feature! 👊🏽
“My intention with the film and this has actually been a goal of mine for the past 15 years is I want to help kids with cancer and disabilities, and even adults that are going through it.”
- @geoffreal
Come check out “One Handed Fighter” this weekend in La Jolla, California at the @sdfilmfestival
Tickets available at onehandedfighter.com
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Soft launch of @thedocumentarycouple 👀🤩
Latest podcast episode is up featuring @storiesbyleah & @storiesbymatthew sharing our journey of starting @sundocstudios and ALLLL the mistakes we made when we first started.
We talk about
🎥 Film School vs No Film School
✨ Why we decided on documentaries
👀 Origin story behind @sundocstudios
🎧Listen now on Spotify, YouTube & whereever else the internet put it 👍🏽
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@docnycfest NYC let’s go! 🍎 swipe to see our reaction 🥳
Stoked to have our east coast premiere of our short documentary “One Handed Fighter” at DOC NYC, America’s Largest Documentary Festival.
Come celebrate with us in NYC:
✨Monday, November 17 @ 9:30PM
📍IFC Center (323 6th Ave)
🎟️ Onehandedfighter.com for tickets!
A @sundocstudios short documentary
Featuring @geoffreal
Director @storiesbymatthew
Producer @storiesbyleah
Executive Producer: Al Kovach Jr.
Associate Producer: Traci Bates
Impact Producer @kenna_inbloom
Cinematography: @storiesbymatthew@theluislopez@joncorreal
Editing: @_shannon.f_@storiesbymatthew
Music and Archival Clearance: Mac McIntosh
Our documentary community tour is complete! ✔️
We’re raising $5K for @cafoundation and we’ve got $990 left to go. Donate today to make a difference.
Help us further the impact of this documentary and empower disabled youth through a donation.
ABOUT CAF:
The Challenged Athletes Foundation is a San Diego based nonprofit that helps people with physical disabilities live full, active lives through participation in sports and an active lifestyle.
NEXT SCREENINGS at @sdfilmfestival
🎟️ Friday, October 17
10:30am AMC 14 UTC La Jolla
🎟️ Sunday, October 19
10:15am AMC UTC La Jolla
Buy Your Tix & More Info 👇🏽
ONEHANDEDFIGHTER.COM
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