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  • If it Bleeds (2018)
  • Short | 44 min | Short, Comedy
If it Bleeds (2018)
Short | 44 min | Short, Comedy

Commissioned and produced by EMPAC, If It Bleeds is a moving-image work inspired by recent events in the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Historically, MMA was promoted as something very distinct from both boxing-a sport so corrupt that ...See moreCommissioned and produced by EMPAC, If It Bleeds is a moving-image work inspired by recent events in the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Historically, MMA was promoted as something very distinct from both boxing-a sport so corrupt that the best hardly ever fight the best-and from pro wrestling, which is totally scripted and driven by mic skills, costumes, and bad acting. But in seeking to expand the audience, MMA promoters increasingly court the artifice of wrestling to privilege the showman over the sportsman. If It Bleeds follows the fighters, commissioners, reporters and a promoter as they battle through post-fight pressers, promotional tours, and disciplinary hearings. The narrative unfolds in a game of one-upmanship as the characters are seduced by their public image and driven by the fiction that everything happens "for a reason." If It Bleeds uses the pageantry of sports-entertainment to explore the grotesque and sublime spectacle that is everyday survival. See less
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Updated Oct 12, 2018

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Oct 12, 2018 (United States)

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16 cast members
Name Known for
Steven Allen
Celebrity Reporter / TV Host Celebrity Reporter / TV Host   See fewer
Christine Bermudez
Cupcake Barbie / Celebrity Reporter / TV Host Cupcake Barbie / Celebrity Reporter / TV Host   See fewer
Connor Dylan
The MacGuffin The MacGuffin   See fewer
Sid Harlow
Sofia / Steffanie McMahon Sofia / Steffanie McMahon   See fewer
Chris London
Cowboy Cowboy   See fewer
Shon O'Neill
Fiff Mendosa Fiff Mendosa   See fewer
Michael Philip
Cage Announcer Cage Announcer   See fewer
Jason Russell
John with an H Jones John with an H Jones   See fewer
Jason Russell
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Joey Schaljo
Daisy Dogood Daisy Dogood   See fewer
Jose Vaughn
Walter Cronkite Walter Cronkite   See fewer
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