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KONISHI- Survival of the Fittest (Official Music Video)

Inspired by the 1947 Sugar Ray v. Jimmy Doyle fatal boxing incident, this music video follows KONISHI, a rising boxer driven by a desperate need to win and earn her coach’s approval. As she faces her toughest opponent—her coach’s star pupil—a chilling premonition warns that victory may come at a fatal cost. KONISHI must confront a haunting question: Victory at what cost?

Lindenwood Pictures
Vertical Transportation Entertainment
Tré Melvin Studios

All rights reserved Vertical Transportation Entertainment 2025

  • Nicole Garcia
    Director
    Snatched (2024), Extraños (2024), Would You Love Me If I Was A Mango? (2023)
  • Nicole Garcia
    Writer
    Extraños (2024), Would You Love Me If I Was A Mango? (2023)
  • Jordan Tragash
    Producer
    Bam (2024)
  • Tré Melvin
    Producer
    My Ex-Husband Married My Brother (2021), This Is A Commentary (2011-2024), Drunk Black History (2023)
  • KONISHI
    Key Cast
    "As herself"
  • Nicole Garcia
    Key Cast
    "Opponent"
  • John Picaretto
    Key Cast
    "Coach"
  • Elenna Sindler
    Sound Design
    Bam (2024)
  • Ali Arminio
    Director of Photography
    Sweetwater (Feature), Solid (Short)
  • Nicole Garcia
    Fight Choreographer
    The Fetus (2024), No (2025)
  • Hye Young Ra
    Gaffer
  • Max Riley
    1st AC
  • Jett Rash
    Editor
    Bam (2024)
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 24, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • LOS ANGELES LIFT-OFF FILM FESTIVAL
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Virtual
Director Biography - Nicole Garcia

Nicole Garcia is a first-generation Mexican-American actress and filmmaker hailing from El Paso, TX. She grew up performing in Mariachi groups and staking out the nearest cinema on the release day of each new horror film. Between middle and high school, she was known for freaking out her English teachers with her macabre poems. She quickly realized that sick habit could take her places bigger than her hometown.

Since earning her Bachelors in Acting at AMDA in Los Angeles, she has staged original plays, directed short films and music videos. Much of her work has screened at Regal LA, and has been featured in BroadwayWorld and La Mirada Lamplighter. Certified by the SAFD in several weapons, Garcia has years of training in Boxing, Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, and stunts. Utilizing these skills, she choreographs gritty and gripping combat for her own productions. Garcia is a guerrilla styled filmmaker- producing as she goes, and leaning into her work ethic inherited from her immigrant parents.

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Director Statement

As a writer, I blend horror with comedy and as a fighter, I choreograph/train women to be the most vicious and proficient opponents on screen. This is the kind of cinema I want to build: horror and combat led by women, sprinkled rich with the spice of my heritage. In all that I do, I possess the pure gumption of a horror head and the work ethic of a dreamer. Viva la Raza!