Little Miss Sumo
TFI Suppport
Logline
Banned from competing professionally, female sumo wrestling champion Hiyori will have to retire at the age of 21. Fighting tradition, Hiyori embarks on a remarkable journey, confronting obstacles both inside and outside the ring in an attempt to help change Japan's national sport forever.
Matt Kay
Director
Matt is an emerging British documentary filmmaker. He co-founded Walks Of Life Films in 2012 concentrating on producing socially conscious documentaries. In the past five years he’s directed and shot a variety of projects for broadcast, festivals and online, whether it be in Egypt during the Arab Spring or a Brazilian favela during the World Cup.
Chi Thai
Executive Producer
Chi has been a Cannes Lions finalist three times over for her work in commercials. She is producing feature documentaries with Academy winning filmmakers Alex Gibney and James Gay-Rees; and produced short films that have competed at BAFTA and Academy accredited festivals.
Andrew Carver
Producer
Andrew has produced in over 12 countries throughout the world for a variety of clients including Virgin, Greenpeace, DFID and Foreign Office. His work has been featured on ITV, Sky News, CNBC and widely online clocking up millions of views
Didi Mae Hand
Producer
Didi has been a Film and Television producer for five years. She produced for the likes of Channel 4, BBC Worldwide, National Geographic Channel and Vice.
