About this project
While hundreds of American women compete in boxing tournaments each year, the world of female boxing is largely unexplored and misunderstood. Told from a first person perspective, "Fighting It" is filmmaker Jill Morley's personal story of healing through boxing. In 2007, Jill decided to fight in the NY Golden Gloves, the most elite amateur boxing tournament in the world. While training, she encountered the biggest fight of her life. Inspired by boxers, Maureen Shea, Susan Merlucci, and Kimberly Tomes, she realized that the real fight for all of them, was inside.
Four years in the making, we want to bring "Fighting It" to fruition in the next few months, but we will need you to join us in the fight to finish the film!
While the rough cut screenings have been powerful, we realized we needed a new editor to restructure the story to give the movie what it deserves. This was not in the initial budget so we are raising money to pay the editor, get a proper sound design and mix, license archival footage, and bring "Fighting It" to fruition. The money raised here will go to that while we apply for grants for additional distribution funds. While we have been fortunate to get generous donors along the way, most of this film has been an "out of pocket labor of love/hate." NOTE TO SELF: DO NOT make that mistake again!!!!!
By offering you incentives like the first copies of the film when it is finished, right off the press, boxing lessons with me, producer credits and the like, we hope you will want to be a part of the "Fighting It" team.
If you are interested in a tax write-off instead of a reward, please contact me through my website and we can do it that way, since I am fiscally sponsored by Women Make Movies. Otherwise, please join us here and see if we can kickstart the end of the edit!
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If enough people just send $10, believe me, it adds up and I am totally grateful for the gesture. Will send you good thoughts and hit you with a high five if I get to meet you in person!
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A completed version of the film, "Fighting It," once it is finalized on DVD.
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A completed version of "Fighting It," along with my previous critically acclaimed documentary film, "STRIPPED," about my escapades as a stripper back in the day.
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All of the above, along with a Special Thanks in the credits.
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An autographed picture or poster signed by the women of "Fighting It," along with all of the above.
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If you live in New York or LA or Vancouver or if life geographically permits, I will give you a private boxing lesson to you or your kids, along with all of the above.
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An Associate Producer credit along with all of the above
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I will get in the ring and spar three two minute rounds with you no matter what your weight class. (16 oz. gloves, official headgear) You will also get all of the awards mentioned. BRING IT ON!!!!
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Jill Morley is currently producing/directing Fighting It. By documenting five female boxers’ personal journeys, Fighting It investigates why we fight.
Jill’s critically acclaimed documentary film, STRIPPED, ran on the Sundance Channel and won “Best Documentary” at the Women’s International Film Festival in Sydney. Her most recent short, Eye Poppin’ made it’s World Premiere at the AFI Film Festival.
Heading the Paul Taylor Dance Company Video Archive project, Jill shot, edited, and directed the company’s repertoire for their video archive. She also worked with Michael Moore as a producer and correspondent for “The Awful Truth.”
Besides shooting for Discovery Channel, E! Entertainment, TLC and PBS, Jill enjoys shooting weddings, special events, and performances. (See Reel) She has recently done videos for Activision, Time Magazine, Gerber,Loreal, The U.S. Marine Corps, Broadridge, and Kiehls.
Jill is a tennis pro, has a black belt in Taekwondo, and is an active amateur boxer.
WRITING BIOGRAPHY
A contributing writer to The Village Voice, Bust Magazine, Freshyarn.com, The New York Press, Penthouse, Inside Kung Fu, Martial Arts and Combat Sports and Gear Magazine, Jill also co-produced/co-wrote two radio documentaries for “The World” and “This American Life,” which aired on NPR.
Morley wrote and performed the critically acclaimed play, “True Confessions of a Go-Go Girl.” It was produced in Manhattan for five years, San Francisco’s “Solo Mio Festival,” The “Texas Fringe Festival”, LA’s HBO Workspace, and opened Women’s History Month at NYU. “True Confessions” was made into a Lifetime Movie of the Week.
Jill is honored to have her monologues published in several monologue collections by Gerald Lee Ratliff along with Arthur Miller, Steve Martin, David Hare,and Wendy Wasserstein. Her short story, “Teaching Rose” was published in the collection by Russ Kick, Everything You Know About Sex is Wrong.
Jill also worked with Academy Award nominee Brazilian director, Bruno Barreto, revising dialogue on his film, Bus 174, based on the award winning documentary.
