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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Getting punched in the mouth elicits a number of responses.
Some people take their first shot and never again go near a ring.
Others land a few of their own and don’t stop until they’re world champions.
But for Jill Morley, inspiration went in a slightly different direction – a documentary.
“Once I started boxing and started meeting the amazing women around me, the idea of the film came into play,” she said. “Having already made one feature doc, I knew that it would be extremely difficult, time consuming and expensive. I was extremely hesitant about it. But, the women were so inspiring.”
Now a full-time resident of California, the New Jersey-born and Philadelphia-educated filmmaker is the creative force behind “Girl in the Ring” – a feature-length film project that tells unlikely stories of healing and recovery through boxing for herself and three other women.
“I'd like to say that I am a boxer who made a film,” Morley said. “However, I have only been boxing for four years and writing and making films for over 10 years.”
A dual major in communications and theater at Villanova, Morley pursued a lifelong passion in 2007 and trained to fight in the prestigious New York Golden Gloves. [Click Here To Read More]
Some people take their first shot and never again go near a ring.
Others land a few of their own and don’t stop until they’re world champions.
But for Jill Morley, inspiration went in a slightly different direction – a documentary.
“Once I started boxing and started meeting the amazing women around me, the idea of the film came into play,” she said. “Having already made one feature doc, I knew that it would be extremely difficult, time consuming and expensive. I was extremely hesitant about it. But, the women were so inspiring.”
Now a full-time resident of California, the New Jersey-born and Philadelphia-educated filmmaker is the creative force behind “Girl in the Ring” – a feature-length film project that tells unlikely stories of healing and recovery through boxing for herself and three other women.
“I'd like to say that I am a boxer who made a film,” Morley said. “However, I have only been boxing for four years and writing and making films for over 10 years.”
A dual major in communications and theater at Villanova, Morley pursued a lifelong passion in 2007 and trained to fight in the prestigious New York Golden Gloves. [Click Here To Read More]
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