Anderson Silva's 'Like Water' film wins 'Best New Documentary Director' for Pablo Croce
by Jesse Holland on Apr 29, 2011 11:23 AM EDT
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Be like water, my friend.
Or be like director Pablo Croce, who took home the award for "Best New Documentary Director" for his Anderson Silva documentary, one of six entries submitted in this year's Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival.
"Like Water" premiered back on April 21 at AMC Loews Village.
Produced by Jared Freedman, the mixed martial arts documentary chronicles UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva's preparation and training for his UFC 117: "Silva vs. Sonnen" title fight that went down last August at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
From TribecaFilm.com:
"The film opens up a violent world in an unexpected way through its sensitive and seamless portrayal of its complex hero, ultimate fighter Anderson Silva."
Silva would endure four-and-a-half rounds of punishment to come back and submit challenger Chael Sonnen to retain his 185-pound title and keep his UFC unbeaten streak alive.
Croce took home $25,000 (sponsored by American Express) and the art award "Path to the Stage" by Inka Essenhigh.
For a video preview of "Like Water" click here.
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I'm looking forward to seeing the film.
Irony is the clash of opposites. It is the juxtaposition of what is expected against what happens; what you know and what you think you know. And... Most people don't get it.
I'm looking forward to the director's next documentary on Machida, "Like Piss"
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by ViolentMike on Apr 29, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Bravo Violent Mike
…bravo!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PWyOrw6rNg
- The reason you gotta respect Rampage, if not love him!
by Randy for Couture on Apr 29, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
You'll have to wait a while for that one, Mike
His next documentary is gonna be GSP: “Like Vasoline”
Anderson Silva is the p4p King
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Saw It
Pretty darn good, but that’s coming from an Andy nuthugger. Only thing I wanted was for them to break down his thinking in the Maia fight more.
And Silva came out with the director after they showed the movie. Pretty awesome.
I just saw the film yesterday . . . Questions for you
I’m a biased Anderson Silva fan, I gave it a 3 out of 5. I’ll post my review soon but I don’t think the film was great or good. It was just simply OK.
Questions: (really interested in your response)
- Curious, what made the film “pretty darn good” as a documentary?
- Do you know what the director’s intentions were?
- Do you think the fact that both the director and the editor are not MMA fans impacted the outcome?
- Like many fans, everybody wants to hear Silva breakdown the debacle at Abu Dhabi . . . but I didn’t expect him to explain anything. There’s very little explanation from Silva in the film. What did you think about Silva’s explanation for his responses towards the media?
- I discovered that they cut out interview footage of Rickson Gracie, Roy Jones Jr., Rich Franklin. Do you think those edits helped the film?
- Did you actually see in the film how Anderson Silva flows like water?
- Did anyone ask any annoying questions during the Director Q & A?
Last question, you got to see Anderson Silva in person . . . OMG, is he really bigger than Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin?!?
I tend to be biased towards strikers . . . exciting strikers.
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VEe is ANIMated!
by VeeisAnimated on Apr 29, 2011 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
no links champ. it was only shown 3 times at the tribecca film festival sofar.
They are shopping it around for a release, so we will likely not get to see it for months :(
Fedor.
saw it yesterday
I’m a big AS fan so of course I enjoyed it. I think it showed his personality and thought process without being too direct. As the editor mentioned, they wanted to let the footage tell the story as opposed to a bunch of interviews. As a fight nerd, I would have loved to see more interviews and direct thoughts from other fighters and people in the sport, but I think they made the right choice for the average viewer to see how AS handles himself and make their own decisions.
For any UFC fan I consider this a must see. And that goes for the haters too :-)
This will not stand man, this aggression will not stand!
by RearNakedToke on Apr 29, 2011 1:38 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yo come one, the director kind of fluffed his explanation of his intention for the film. Discovery??? (I’m assuming you stayed for the Director Q & A)
If you did an Anderson Silva film would you cut out footage of Rickson Gracie, Roy Jones Jr. and Rich Franklin? What’s up with that?!?
Personally I really felt that you (we) already got most of this information as fans of Silva (even the haters) from UFC Countdown shows and online interviews from his team and him. Note, when I say interviews, I’m not talking about his interviews with the American media.
I’m not overwhelmed by the film, nor inspired as a Silva fan BUT . . . I’ll get the DVD when it is available.
I tend to be biased towards strikers . . . exciting strikers.
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VEe is ANIMated!
by VeeisAnimated on Apr 29, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
true, but it's not "the anderson silva story"
Its not really about packing it full of juicy iinformation, the film tells his story by showing a time period leading up to the fight. I think the film will have its biggest impact on those who don’t already know about Silva and the sport in general. Its not for us hardcores, its for everyone. Like I said, I would love the interviews with legendary fighters, but the average person doesn’t know who Rickson Gracie is.
IMO the most important accomplishment of the film is prolly just to show the general public that fighters are thoughtful, compassionate, intelligent people. In a state where the sport is still illegal, I think that’s significant
This will not stand man, this aggression will not stand!
by RearNakedToke on Apr 29, 2011 11:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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