Shadowboxing in Hell’s Kitchen: The Fight for Freedom

Production Details

Title: Once Upon A Time In Hell’s Kitchen

Format: Feature Film

Production Begins: June 2026

Filming Location: New York – New Jersey

Producer: Noah C. Haeussner, Scott Swiontek, Yadeed Mellman, Sky Johnson

Writer/Director: Colin Broderick

LP: Peter Sabat

DP: Brandon Cox

Cast: Sawyer Spielberg, Rae Broderick, Micheál Neeson, Billy Howle, John Connors, John Duddy, Holt McCallany, Rachael Taylor, Craig Walker

Synopsis

Set against the brutal backdrop of Hell’s Kitchen in the late 1970s, Once Upon a Time in Hell’s Kitchen follows local boxer, Danny ‘Boy’ McCoy (Sawyer), as he bids to land one great fight to help him escape a neighborhood being torn apart by a bloodthirsty turf-war between The Westies and the Mob. But poverty, crime, old friendships, loyalty and love threaten to drag McCoy spiraling into darker and more desperate circumstances.

Company name

Heart Of Darkness Pictures

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About Once Upon A Time In Hell’s Kitchen

Set in the challenging environment of Hell’s Kitchen during the late 1970s, this film follows Danny ‘Boy’ McCoy, portrayed by Sawyer. As a local boxer, he strives for a significant match that could offer an escape from his neighborhood, engulfed in a violent turf war between The Westies and the Mob. The narrative highlights McCoy’s struggles with poverty, crime, and the complexities of loyalty and love. Familiar ties and emerging challenges threaten to pull him further into a world filled with desperation and conflict.