Based on a true story : ALEX is a 17-year-old boxer who swings hard and can take a punch. The one blow he doesn’t see coming is from Burkitt’s Lymphoma…the Tiger of all cancers. Alex just wants to live his life, date his new love, NADIA, and spend time with his eccentric family and his best friend. He’s also driven to be a champion. With a slight chance of survival, he now must face which fight is his priority.
Tiger’s Boxer is a social human comedy with faith and solidarity. The production is thrilled to announce our lead Alex, cast as our lead Javon Wanna Walton. known for his roles in Euphoria, The Umbrella Academy, Under the Bridge who’s carreer was launched at 13 starring with Sylvester Stallone in Samaritan. Javon is currently one of the youngest professional boxers . He is ranked as a rising star in the boxing world. He has a professional record of 3 wins and 1 draw, with 1 knockout. Javon now has 14M social media followers and growing.
Adding to our A list cast, we now have a wrestling icon, actor and singer Ron Killings (R-Truth), who will play COACH MO, Alex’s dedicated and charismatic boxing coach.
Our Production Team includes Producers, David E. Ornston, whose action comedy The Comeback Trail ( Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Tommy Lee Jones) premiered at #1 on streaming platforms, and Kate Dunn Kennedy, Producer & former Los Angeles-based Casting Director, now based in Summit, New Jersey, is recognized for her collaborations with major directors like Herbert Ross, John Hillcoat, Roman Coppola, Sean Penn & Milos Forman, to name a few Kate IMDB
Producer and VFX supervisor May Leung, who has finalized the distinct visual look of TIGER. Visual Effects on to name just a few: ” Inception, Bohemian Rhapsody, Godzilla, The Dark Knight Rises. …” In the film, Tiger is a CGI hallucination created by May, that represents Alex’s cancer.
Jane Schinasi Writer/Director. Jane has directed 12 documentaries and the awarded short film Tiger’s Boxer, which captivated producer David Ornston and launched this feature journey. Jane also has a series and an animation film in development. Beyond film, Jane is deeply committed to supporting children with cancer through the French non-profit HUG BACK, which teaches boxing and meditation to pediatric oncology patients.
Pip White – Cinematographer
Nico Defer, music composing and Steve Ferone , music supervising.
The film is proud to have the support of Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Sima Studios, and eoFlix.com (Entertainment Oxygen) as well as many other cancer organisations to name a few. Plans are already in motion for premieres in both the U.S. and Europe, with the iconic Buddha-Bar Paris on the Champs-Élysées set to host the European premiere party.
