THE FIRE INSIDE is the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the greatest female boxer of all time. Claressa, a high school Junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.
Directed by: Rachel Morrison
Written by: Barry Jenkins
Produced by: Elishia Holmes, p.g.a., Barry Jenkins, p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Lyn Lucibello Brancatella, Rachel Morrison, Claressa Shields, Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari, Sue Jaye Johnson
Cast: Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Rated: PG-13 for strong language, thematic elements and brief suggestive material
Directed by: Rachel Morrison
Written by: Barry Jenkins
Produced by: Elishia Holmes, p.g.a., Barry Jenkins, p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Lyn Lucibello Brancatella, Rachel Morrison, Claressa Shields, Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari, Sue Jaye Johnson
Cast: Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Rated: PG-13 for strong language, thematic elements and brief suggestive material
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00:00You
00:07I'm here to pay my mom's bill. So you're her right here the boxer. Y'all golden girl
00:16There was a girl named Caressa came into the gym at night what you think about girls boss don't see no reason why she can't
00:23She got hands
00:26Hey mama talk to you on a bed I got training money when you win that prize money you get our own place just us
00:34USA boxing hasn't won a gold medal since 2004. Yeah. Well, none of them boxes was Caressa wasn't
00:41As long as I'm boxing I'm gonna be okay
00:46Do you want to pass and everything you see out there is just one more thing to get in your way
00:50Oh, what you doing? I think I don't know about what it's like to be 16 hormones all everywhere
00:56Don't nobody want to hear about y'all a nasty hormone. Oh, you don't wanna tell you
01:02The Nike so
01:06What's this that good protein now, he's had some fun coach Jason say no French fries
01:13We're going to China for the qualifiers
01:16After that, it's London. Can't nobody beat me
01:21I
01:32Just ain't what I thought it would be all these people getting these endorsements meanwhile, I can barely pay my mama rent
01:37Maybe it's just take more time. I
01:40Would love to represent Clarissa just much harder with women athletes
01:44It's not fair, but people expect female athletes to behave a certain way
01:48I won that gold medal by being me. What happened to stand true to who you are
01:54It's way bigger than boxing wrestling so it's gonna be up to you to show who Clarissa Shields really is
02:00If I'm trained for the second gold medal, I'm gonna eat exactly what the man get
02:05Is it the money is it the recognition money is recognition?
02:09This ain't just about me. This is for all the women
02:13Folks around here know that the Clarissa Shields can do it. They can't do
02:19See more your 16 years
02:21Most people seen in a entire lifetime. I want you to take that fire inside of you
02:28Turn it into something good
02:32Yo, you represent out there so my we do it in Flint