Little Warrior

2022

Documentart short (UK)

Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival

Johana Gómez, 10-time and reigning amateur featherweight boxing champion, is determined to pull herself and her family out of extreme poverty in Venezuela. Like Gómez, more than 75% of the Venezuelan population lives below the poverty line due to the ongoing economic crisis there. Through a chance online connection with Scottish boxing trainer Gary Young, locked down in Edinburgh, Gómez's hopes of reaching her potential start to take shape - despite the language barrier.

Commissioned by Guardian Films

Directed by Paul Sng

Production Company LS Productions

Edited by Manuela Lupini

Produced by Sarah Drummond

Executive Produced by
Ekaterina Ochagavia
Lindsay Poulton
Lindsey Dryden
Irvine Welsh

Produced by
Justin Bird

Cinematography by
Priscilla Torres
Gavin Hopkins
Minttu Mäntynen