Overview

• Sweeney told PinkNews on the BFI London Film Festival red carpet that she hopes Christy will open doors for the LGBTQ+ community.
• The film follows trailblazing boxer Christy Martin as a lesbian athlete navigating the pressures of a hostile era in professional sports.
• Sweeney cited a childhood in kickboxing and grappling and detailed a three-month regimen that added about 30 pounds through daily strength work and ring training.
• The production recreated Martin’s real fight combinations with the boxer’s involvement, and a producer confirmed the cast absorbed real impacts that caused bruises and concussions.
• Following a TIFF premiere that drew a standing ovation, the film opens in U.S. theaters on November 7 and in the U.K. on November 28.