This feature length docudrama, told through the eyes of the two friends, pro-surfer Mark Mathews and MMA fighter Richie Vaculik, and filmed over three years, provides a unique and candid insight into the tumultuous life of two world-class athletes facing against-all-odds personal challenges.
This is the second feature film by Australian talent, Macario De Souza, co-director of Bra Boys, the highest grossing Australian documentary (non-IMAX) of all time. He not only wrote, directed, edited, shot and produced Fighting Fear but as Kid Mac wrote and performed 5 songs on the soundtrack.
The film also includes interviews with profession surfers Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning, and will be released in Australia November 10.