Jay gave a dramatic pitch – full of phrases like ‘the epic struggle between good and evil,’ ‘blood feuds’ and ‘the greatest double-cross in the history of wrestling’ – combined with engaging and surprisingly sane interview clips from The Hit Man himself. High Road, the only Canadian producer to pitch at the Forum, has already shot 80% of its film on Canadian-born pro wrestler Bret ‘The Hit Man’ Hart, recently retitled Wrestling with Shadows.ĭescribed in the pitch package as ‘a wild journey through a world of rabid fans, scowling villains and adored heroes,’ the doc concerns itself with both the stage life and real life of Bret Hart, son of pro wrestling godfather Stu Hart and brother to seven other pro wrestlers, and his white-hat alter ego The Hit Man. 1-3), garnering enthusiastic response from buyers and commissioning editors in France, Austria, the u.k., Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany. Producer Paul Jay of Toronto-based High Road Productions, flanked by partner David Ostriker, brought some much-needed levity to the ‘bear pit’ at the 5th Forum for International Co-financing of Documentaries in Amsterdam (Dec.
