Krush the Wrestler
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A lifelong wrestler transforms his passion for wrestling into an unconventional on-demand video business.
KRUSH THE WRESTLER is an intimate documentary short that explores the blurred lines between sport, sexuality, performance, masculinity, connection, and self-expression.
Directed by Alex Megaro, this documentary has won numerous awards and screened internationally at the following film festivals:
WINNER
Best Documentary Short - Oxford Film Festival
Best Documentary Short - CineKink Film Festival
Best Documentary Short - Atlanta Underground Film Festival
Jury Prize for Best Midnight Film - Nitehawk Shorts Festival
Audience Choice Award for Best Midnight Film - Nitehawk Shorts Festival
Audience Award for Best Short - Wicked Queer Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Florida Film Festival
Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival
deadCenter Film Festival
St. Louis Film Festival
Athens International Film & Video Festival
San Francisco Documentary Festival
DocsMX
Tallgrass Film Festival
Sidewalk Film Festival
Indie Memphis
Out On Film - Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival
CUFF.docs (Calgary Underground)
Tallahassee Film Festival
ZubrOFFka Film Festival (Poland)
Sydney Underground Film Festival (Australia)
REGARD Saguenay International Short Film Festival (Quebec)
GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival (Ireland)
El Paso Film Festival
and many more.
Running Time: 14 Minutes
Director: Alex Megaro
Format: MP4 Download (620MB)
CREDITS
Directed & Edited by Alex Megaro
Produced by Ian Bell
Director of Photography - Laura Valladao
Sound Mixer - Barbaros Ali Kaynak
Featuring Music by Asger Baden & Peder
Krush the Wrestler
Krush is the subject of the award-winning documentary Krush the Wrestler by Alex Megaro. A longtime practitioner of wrestling and combat sports, he has trained in vale tudo, MMA, jiu jitsu, and military combatives.
In 2006, he began documenting his private matches and went on to create KRUSHCO, the first online platform centered entirely on a single independent wrestling character. Through streaming and digital downloads, Krush the Wrestler reached a global audience years before creator-driven content became commonplace.
Alex Megaro, Director
Alex Megaro is an award-winning filmmaker and the director of the acclaimed documentary short Krush the Wrestler. His work also includes producing and editing two seasons of the VICE documentary series Source Material and producing 8:08 How We Respond, an official selection of Sheffield DocFest and AFI Docs.
He is also known for producing and editing WTO/99, winner of the IDA Award for Best Editing, and producing Driftwood, winner of the Slamdance Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature.
