2011 Newport Beach Film Festival- Special Screening
See "Hamill” at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival
An incredible true story based on the life of one of the UFC's most respected and beloved fighters, Matt "The Hammer" Hamill, His grandfather did not want Matt, who was born deaf, to be treated differently and enrolled him in regular public schools, but as Matt grew older the limitations of his physical handicap bring crushing disappointments in his quest to be a wrestling champion, among other adolescent drives. After dropping out for a short time, Matt gets a fresh start at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, where he experiences a community of deaf people for the first time, and starts training again, aiming for the National Collegiate Wrestling Championships. Oren Kaplan's first feature film not only breaks new ground in the cinematic treatment of the hearing impaired, it also viscerally depicts the physical and emotional tests endured by Hamill in order to pursue his dreams.
5:30 PM Sat, Apr 30
7:15 PM Thu, May 05
Ticket Info:
http://newportbeach.slated.com/2011/films/hamill_newportbeach2011
Festival Info:
www.NewportBeachFilmFest.com