Monday, 19 November 2012

Our Idea


Our commission piece for our documentary unit is centered on a young man named Craig Hardy. He is a 21-year-old from Dagenham who had to put his boxing career on hold as he faced one of his toughest challenges yet, but this one wasn’t in the ring. Craig and his family are extremely close and are always around for each other in times of need. In 2010 Craig and his girlfriend at the time were always together, Craig had already stopped boxing briefly when he met her, but was still training and visiting the gym regularly. He began to lose interest in the sport as the pair spent more and more time together and he began to work more. When the pair split things were hard enough, but in late 2010 Craig received news that would change his life instantly. He was going to be a Dad. By the time he was told the news, the pregnancy was too far down the line for anything to be done in terms of termination. Craig decided that that didn’t matter, as he was going to do everything he possibly could, to see, take care of and provide for the baby he was soon to have in his life. Craig is now the proud father of almost two year old son Taylor. Not only has he put everything he can into being a Dad, he recently started boxing again and this year, turned pro fighting on televised bills on Eurosport.

We want to show how Craig's life has changed for the better after such a stereotypically negative situation arose in his life. This film will put a positive spin on teenage dads and also boxers, but even more so the two combined. It will prove how young men in todays world can deal with what life throws at them and still come out on top, in this case with a successful career.

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