Robert Kolodny directs James Madio and Ruby Wolf in The Featherweight

Robert Kolodny directs James Madio and Ruby Wolf in The Featherweight

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Robert Kolodny directs James Madio and Ruby Wolf in The Featherweight.

In this interview, Robert talks about his feature directorial debut and about working with the cast.

In the movie, James Madio plays Italian-American boxer Willie Pep.

The actor talks about how did he prepare to embody both the boxing skills and the emotional depth of his character.

Ruby Wolf talks about playing Linda Papaleo, Willie Pep’s wife and about the complexities in their relationship.

Set in the mid-1960s, The Featherweight depicts an emotional chapter in the real life of Italian-American boxer Willie Pep, the winningest fighter of all time.

With his personal life in shambles, Pep decides to make a return to the ring, and allow a documentary camera crew to enter his life.

The film takes an intense and nuanced look at the two-time featherweight champion of the world.