Buffalo Girls (film)

Buffalo Girls
Film poster
Directed byTodd Kellstein
Produced byLanette Phillips
Jonathon Ker
Edited byZimo Huang
Music byScott Hackwith
Production
companies
Buffalo Girls Movie, in Association with Union Entertainment Group
Release date
  • January 22, 2012 (2012-01-22)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageThai

Buffalo Girls is a documentary film about two eight-year-old Thai girls who engage in professional Muay Thai boxing in rural Thailand. The film was directed by Todd Kellstein and produced by Lanette Phillips and Jonathon Ker. It had its World Premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 22, 2012.[1] The film was singled out in several previews of the festival, including those by the Los Angeles Times,[2] the Salt Lake City Weekly[3] and the Park Record.[4] Film critic Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called the film "unexpected and fascinating."[5] The film received a favorable review in The Hollywood Reporter,[6] and was reviewed locally by Salt Lake Magazine,[7] and SLUG Magazine.[8]

  1. ^ "Buffalo Girls. Todd Kellstein". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "Sundance: Critic Kenneth Turan spies some films to watch". Los Angeles Times. January 19, 2012. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "Slamdance Film Festival at Treasure Mountain Inn". Cityweekly.net. January 22, 2012. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  4. ^ Park Record, January 17, 2012. Scott Iwasaki. “Slamdance Has Created Filmmaking Community.” Park City, UT.
  5. ^ "Slamdance 2012: 'Buffalo Girls' director fought for Thai boxing doc". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "Buffalo Girls: Slamdance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. January 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "Review: Slamdance's Buffalo Girls". Salt Lake Magazine. January 25, 2012. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  8. ^ "SLUG Magazine | Slamdance 2012 Coverage | Buffalo Girls". Slugmag.com. January 24, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.