Fighting for the moment: Fightland director Sebastian Thiel on shooting the show’s boxing gym climax in a single day

Fighting for the moment: Fightland director Sebastian Thiel on shooting the show’s boxing gym climax in a single day


By DQ
September 15, 2026

SCENE STEALERS

Fightland director Sebastian Thiel tells DQ about shooting the boxing-gym climax of the show’s fourth episode in a single day, drawing on his early low-budget filmmaking career to shape his approach to a big-budget production, and choosing to film the key scene with multiple cameras.

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