Written and Directed by Christopher Del Gaudio
Original VTR Date: September 30, 2000

Danny Knox, a young, amateur prizefighter always maintained the faith that he could someday be a champion. For his widowed mother, Julia, that was nothing more than misplaced ambition. Widowed at a young age and left with sparse resources, Mrs. Knox repressed her grief to focus on economy and regimentation, not on her child's needs. Danny dealt with his anger in a way that he hoped would inspire him to greatness and eventually gain her confidence, but that was to be his greatest battle. Now when faced with life threatening illness, he renounces his mother's aid and perceives her interest to be nothing more than a sense of duty. As a last resort, Julia appeals to Timothy Gardner, a hospice nurse who, with a magical bag of "different tools," helps Danny to find peace, and more importantly, Julia to see her errant ways and the treasure she has in her only son. On his death bed, she confesses her feelings to him; and the following morning, the radio announces his death as the passing of a great champion.

CAST
(in order of appearance)

Timothy Gardner: JOSEPH FRENNA
Julia Knox: JOANNE ANTONUCCI
Danny Knox: DARREN O'HARE
Voice of Sister Prudence: CATHARINE BOLZ
Paramedic: EVELYN SOBANSKI


* HONORABLE MENTION - 2001 Hometown Video Festival, Washington D.C.