Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn became the backdrop for Andscape, Hulu, and 1964 Agency’s “They Fight” for a day of community, boxing, fun, and a film screening.
The film, which is streaming on Hulu, follows the life of Walt Manigan, an ex-con who returns home to Southeast Washington, D.C. During his return, Manigan is on a journey of redemption but finds himself back in the place where it all started for him, the boxing gym.
Manigan is trained by a man named Slim and grows close to teen boxers, Quincey, Twin, and Peanut, as they navigate their own life journeys.
During the screening, guests trained under five Gleason’s coaches: Brooke Shoemaker, Raul Frank, Leon ‘Chicken” Moore, Pedro Saiz, and BobbyLee Watson. Each training session included mitt work, boxing fundamentals, movement, and hands-on instruction.
There were also some notable guests at the event, including Shiggy, Ouigi Theodore, Founder and Creative Director of The Brooklyn Circus, and actor and model Broderick Hunter.
Shiggy completed an hour-long training session with one of the trainers as well. You can catch the film on Hulu right now and can catch the trailer below.