Bear Bronson (Teaser)
Daydream
The Challenge
Take a years-old passion project pitched and filmed under a former production company and bring it back to life. Bear Bronson was meant to be the first piece in a series of short documentaries that function as character studies, exploring the Theatre of the Absurd in modern society through the eyes of amateur wrestler Bear Bronson - Now pro under the name Dirty Bulk Bronson. After stalling out when COVID ground work to a halt, we picked the film back up in 2023, turning the footage we had into some of our first original content.
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The Approach
Through fresh eyes, the Daydream team picked up this project with intentional scripting, edit, color, and sound design work as well as the composition of a completely original score.
The Results
Selected to the Montclair Film Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival, and New York Indie Shorts Awards, Bear Bronson captures a visceral and immersive exploration of underground independent wrestling. It examines the sacrifices, difficulties, and payoffs that come with that world, while asking a more universal question of why anyone does what they do.
Credits
Executive Producer: Gabriel Molton
Producer: Matt Chernick
Director, Cinematographer: Everett Ravens
Editor: Matt Maltese
Production Company: Daydream
