PRESENTED BY SUNDANCE SELECTS | UNITED STATES | 81 MINS | NR | IN THEATERS & ON DEMAND FEBRUARY 2, 2018 When life hits him hard, Joe Carman punches back. Newly 40, Joe juggles long hours working in a boiler room, an ongoing custody battle, his wife’s chronic illness, and the demands of raising four girls. The one place he finds release is in the ring, where he competes in the bruising sport of mixed martial arts. Despite the promise he made to his family to stop fighting, Joe continues to train secretly, determined to prove that he can keep up with the new crop of younger, up-and-coming competitors. But as he contends with a series of increasingly worrying health scares, the question arises: how much is Joe willing to risk—his family, his marriage, maybe even his life—to keep fighting? A true-life tale of resilience that unfolds with all the drama of fiction, The Cage Fighter is a riveting look at the demons that drive a man to push himself to the limit. Directed by: Jeff Unay Produced by: James Orara & Jeff Unay Executive Produced by: Andrea Meditch Co-Produced by: David Teague & Ariel Sultan Written by: Jeff Unay & David Teague Composer: Ben Winwood Supervising Sound Editor: Frank Scheuring Starring: Joe Carman, Norinda Reed, Clayton Hoy, Callie Carman, Delanee Carman, Kira Carman, Mia Carman, & Vernon Beach Subscribe to IFC: http://youtube.com/user/IFCFilmsTube Connect with IFC Online IFC Films Official Site: http://www.ifcfilms.com Follow IFC Films on Twitter: http://twitter.com/IFCFilms Find IFC Films on Facebook: http://facebook.com/IFCFilmsOfficial Follow IFC Films on Instagram : http://instagram.com/ifcfilms