Francesca Rudkin: NZIFF docos - Ring of Fire, Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen

Ring of Fire   In 1962 the sport of boxing suffered an enormous setback to mainstream acceptability, when Benny ‘Kid’ Paret died after being pummelled by six-time welterweight champion Emile Griffith at Madison Square Garden, on live network television. Dan Klores and Ron Berger delve deeply into this event, drawing a wealth of testimony and analysis from a gallery of veteran New York boxing identities and commentators.  Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a journey, a song  A documentary deep-dive into the life and legacy of legendary Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen told through the prism of his most anthemic and well-known song.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.