Screening of documentary behind 'The Fighter' film

With the first day of production slotted for the Westford Regency hotel on Monday, July 13 and then heading to the Paul Tsongas Arena located at 300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Lowell beginning on Tuesday, July 14, Dorchester's Mark Wahlberg is back home to shoot "The Fighter."

Want the story behind the made-in-Massachusetts flick starring the Boston-bred actor as well as Christian Bale and Amy Adams?

Check out Keith Dorrington's 2001 documentary on Lowell boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his half-brother and trainer Dick Ecklund at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16 at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport's Market Square.

"Not Over Till The Count of 10," which was eventually turned into a short film, explores the legacy of the boxing brothers and serves as inspiration for "The Fighter" currently filming in Lowell.

The award-winning "Elegy for the Elswick Envoy" will also be shown. The "one-two punch" screening is a fundraiser for the 2009 Newburyport Documentary Film Festival. Tickets are $15.

Filmmaker Dorrington and partner Leslie Varrelman will participate in a Q&A session following the screening. The night will end with a private reception with complimentary pizza at Not Your Average Joe's at the Firehouse.

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