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Lions in the Corner

Paul Hairston · USA · Documentary / Sports · 9 min · ♥︎ 1.1K

Directed by Paul Hairston · Starring Chris Wilmore · 2020

In the rural mountains of Virginia, a man known as 'Scarface' runs Streetbeefs, a backyard fight club meant to curb gang violence by getting people to put down guns and pick up gloves.

An intimate portrait of an unlikely peacemaker who believes a backyard fight club can curb street violence.

In the rural mountains of Virginia, "Scarface" starts a fight club in his backyard to end gang violence. He calls it Streetbeefs. Part of our "SXSW Shorts Week" coverage #SXSWshorts

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