The Deadly Art of Survival

Fusing documentary and fiction on Super-8 film stock, director Charlie Ahearn's explosive martial arts film follows a dojo instructor (Nathan Ingram) from New York's Lower East Side as he battles a rival school's corrupt leadership. The drug dealersrunning the "disco dojo" don't know what they're up against! A cutting-edge cult oddity to be treasured. 61 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; interview.