Non - Essential | Trailer
In a community divided by opinion on the COVID-19 Pandemic this Docuseries provides a unprecedented time capsule account on the perspectives of Jiu-Jitsu school owners in early May 2020 while in the midst of the worst public health and economic crisis of our generation. The purpose of this project is to provide insight from an independent media perspective in order to help the Jiu-Jitsu community at large to have a discussion about this difficult issue that affect us all, both on and off the mats.
Combat Creative Presents | in Association with Atherton Media Group | an Edgar Manrique Production | Directed - Director of Photography - Edited by: Edgar Manrique | Executive Producers: Hector Beltran & Eduardo Lomeli | Narrated by: Hector Beltran
Non - Essential | Leo Vieira
A Jiu-Jitsu/COVID-19 Series | Episode #1
CheckMat founder, Leo Vieira, takes us through his personal experience in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Having been in China only a month before the country shut down, Leo offers a unique perspective on how things unfolded within his CheckMat affiliations all over the globe. See Leo as he has never been seen before as he shares his thoughts on the complexities surrounding the reopening of his jiu-jitsu school and the array of challenges present in safely leading his team and keeping his family safe amid COVID-19.
Non - Essential | Keenan Cornelius
A Jiu-Jitsu/COVID-19 Series | Episode #2
Filmed on May 13th 2020, get a never before seen intimate look on the COVID-19/Jiu-Jitsu perspective of Legion AJJ Founder Keenan Cornelius while in the midst of California’s Stay At Home Lock lock-down order for all “Non-Essential” businesses.
Non - Essential | Shawn Fowler
A Jiu-Jitsu/COVID-19 Series | Episode #3
Filmed on May 13th, 2020, get a never-before-seen intimate look at the COVID-19/Jiu-Jitsu perspective of Five Grappling Owner and Co-owner of Honu Jiu-Jitsu Shawn Fowler while in the midst of California’s Stay At Home Lock lock-down order for all “Non-Essential” businesses.
Non - Essential | Richie Boogeyman Martinez
A Jiu-Jitsu/COVID-19 Series | Episode #4
It has now been a year since the World Health Organization first declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11th, 2020. Join us as we look back on this never-before-seen time capsule captured 2 months into the first statewide lockdown order that shuttered every business deemed non-essential.
Eduardo Lomeli | Hector Beltran | Edgar Manrique