On The Mat Documentary

A radio documentary about yoga in palestine.

On the mat documentary.

Freedom on the mat is an irish produced radio documentary 2015 exploring how women are using yoga in palestine as a means of accessing personal and collective relief from the every day stresses and injustice of life under illegal israeli military occupation. On the mat season 2012 ep 1 1 4 2012 being on the wrestling team at lake stevens high means training for six months in a year intense dieting to make weight and rock star status among your fellow. That is what makes this documentary such a compelling watch. Beyond the mat is a 1999 american documentary film directed written produced and narrated by barry w.

Directed by fredric golding. One of the greatest sports documentaries ever made beyond the mat is now streaming on netflix the 1999 film takes us behind the scenes of the world of professional wrestling giving audiences a. And over two decades on beyond the mat is still arguably the greatest wrestling doc ever made. Achieving greatness in high school wrestling requires a level of devotion unmatched perhaps by any other sport.

On the mat began as a television show for mtv s popular true. Unfortunately though like many fan made projects they tend to be sloppy overlong and self indulgent. The documentary follows lake stevens through a turbulent 2010 11 season in which the team was attempting to win its fourth. Achieving greatness in high school wrestling requires a level of devotion unmatched perhaps by any other sport.

Beyond the mat was released in 1999 focusing on the lives on some of the biggest names in the industry away from the wrestling ring. That greatness has become a yearly expectation at lake stevens high winner of seven washington state championships. Blaustein the film focuses on the lives of professional wrestlers outside of the ring primarily mick foley terry funk and jake roberts as well as some aspiring wrestlers it focuses on the world wrestling federation wwf extreme championship wrestling ecw during its rise in popularity. With the pressure on following a disappointing fourth place finish the previous year the team will have to work harder.