THE DISTANCE is the winning LGBTQ+ Feature Screenplay for April 2021. Interview with the screenwriter on the process of writing this story within the confines of boxing and the LGBT community. Audio version best scene reading after the interview.

WATCH the best scene reading of THE DISTANCE

Jackie Beeman, a young under privileged African American girl eyes for the boxing championship. The only obstacle is not the opponent but a Pastor who hates her guts. Coincidentally, Jackie soon gets a title shot, but at the same time she meets her college crush back in town. Whether she has the true heart of a fighter pr lover remains to be seen.

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Narrator: Val Cole

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