Private Project

Fighting Chance

A pregnant woman, suffering the aftereffects of chemotherapy, and her confused husband vehemently disagree about whose life to save when told it's her or her unborn child.

  • Zack C Frizzell
    Director
  • Zack C Frizzell
    Writer
    Charlie Horse, Complex,
  • Jodi Frizzell
    Producer
    (S)hit Squad
  • Zack C Frizzell
    Producer
    (S)hit Squad
  • Noah Archibald
    Key Cast
    "Tyler"
    Into the Wild Frontier, Lost Soulz, The Actor, What Lies Within
  • Kayla Coulthurst
    Key Cast
    "Jill"
    Track Girls, Killin' Jim Kelly
  • Richard Caldwell
    Key Cast
    "James"
  • Jodi Frizzell
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    11,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Panther City Film Festival
    Fort Worth, Texas
    June 19, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Best Actor & Director Awards – New York
    New York
    United States
    Best 1st Time Director of a Short
  • PrairieFest Film Showcase
    Grand Prairie, Texas
    August 30, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Texas Short Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    October 10, 2025
    Finalist
  • Houston's Short Short Short Film Festival (HS3FF)
    Houston, Texas
    October 23, 2025
    Best Leading Actor
Director Biography - Zack C Frizzell

An award-winning writer, director and producer, Frizzell's work has screened at dozens of film festivals across the country and placed highly in competitions. At Event Horizon Films, he works with Academy Award-, Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning talent to support the business of screenwriting. He is also a professor of higher education, teaching the craft of film and theatre to the next generation. Prior to his career in entertainment, Frizzell spent a decade as an award-winning marketer for multiple Fortune 500 companies. Frizzell received his MFA for screenwriting from Academy of Art University in San Francisco, Calif and a BFA for public relations from Texas State University.

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Director Statement

Fighting Chance explores difficult life choices by bringing awareness to the issue of eclampsia during pregnancy.