Never Be A Punching Bag For Nobody

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 65 min
  • Premiere: 2023. April 26.

The film weaves together three stories: colorful boxing coach and ex-drill sergeant Sal Bartolo Jr., son of a renowned 1940s East Boston boxing champ; Naomi Yang herself, learning boxing from trainer Bartolo and reexamining some of her own family’s disturbing history; and schoolteacher Mary Ellen Welch, who in the 1960s mobilized a group of neighborhood women against encroachment from Logan airport, fighting back against an indifferent city government. None of these protagonists are destined to win the Big Fight, but all offer inspiration to anyone determined to stand up for themselves and hold their ground.

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Camera

Allie Humenuk

Additional Camera

Naomi Yang

Director of Photography

Directing

Naomi Yang

Director

Sound

Ian Coss

Sound Designer

Alan Douches

Audio Post Coordinator

Writing

Naomi Yang

Writer

Camera

Allie Humenuk

Additional Camera

Naomi Yang

Director of Photography

Directing

Naomi Yang

Director

Sound

Ian Coss

Sound Designer

Alan Douches

Audio Post Coordinator

Writing

Naomi Yang

Writer