The Stage 32 Videos: True Story Sports Drama

I’m Aucencio Martinez, a former Olympic Trials middle-distance runner. After missing the Olympic team by one-hundredth of a second, I believed the hardest moment of my life was behind me. A few years later I suffered a stroke and lost the ability to move my arm and walk normally, forcing me to relearn basic movements and rethink who I was beyond being an athlete. Seconds to Heaven is a feature film based on my true story. It follows an athlete whose entire identity is built on performance and time, until a life-altering medical event strips that identity away and he must rebuild himself as a father and a person rather than a competitor. I recorded this short introduction so you can meet the person behind the script. If the story resonates, I’d be happy to share the screenplay or synopsis.

"A transmasculine boxer battling with suffocating dysphoria must choose between transitioning and the love of their life." Written & Directed by: Beck Williams Starring: Beck Williams, Bex Taylor-Klaus Produced by: Rainn Wilson, Bernadett Belinda York, Shannon Elizabeth Clark, Aaron Krimetz, Mark Taylor, Autumn Ive, David Florin, Naz Albizuris 2024 Awards: OUT ON FILM: Official Selection OUT SOUTH: Official Selection SHORE SCRIPTS FILM FUND: Finalist