WFG RATING: B

A Newark Studios production. Written, lensed, edited, and directed by Franklin Correa. Produced by Robert Parham and Sergio Russo. 

Stars Bryan C. King, Suzie Ziser, Katie Sargent, Jwan Cater, Anthony “Renny” Weston Jr., Troy Michael, Thomas Gonzalez, Tamy Kostadinova, Brett Barsky, John Ragsdale, La Paragon, and Franklin Correa. 

A former kickboxer finds himself targeted in the latest film from WorldFilmGeek favorite Franklin Correa. 

Lance Scott was once a champion in kickboxing. However, he has since decided to retire but still spends his time training to keep in shape. One day changes his life. Going to meet with his friend U.S. Marshall Ray Fitz, he witnesses Fitz murdered at the hands of crime boss Karen Duvall. Lance soon becomes targeted and with almost no one to trust, he must rely on his martial arts skills to fend off Duvall’s goons before it’s too late. 

When it comes to indie martial arts cinema, New Jersey-based filmmaker Franklin Correa is a name who comes up. His passion for the genre is quite evident and normally, not only would he work behind the scenes. He would be the lead in those films. However, with his latest film, he has decided to step back and play a small role as the trainer of our lead character Lance. 

Bryan C. King, a frequent collaborator with Correa, takes on the lead role of Lance, a former champion kickboxer who becomes the titular “Witness” when he sees his best friend Ray murdered at the order of notorious crime boss Duvall, played with intensity by Suzie Ziser. Aside from Ziser, kudos must go out to Anthony “Renny” Weston Jr., who plays Duvall’s right hand man Jamal, a lethal assassin who doesn’t care about life, but will do anything to get the job done, which involves a bag of missing money and the suspect list is high. 

Correa served as the film’s fight choreographer as well as if you’ve seen his works, his fights are short but sweet. Here, he gets to showcase King’s skills using a mix of kickboxing with some judo style throws and takedowns when necessary. There are also a few knife fights involved in the mix. At a runtime of 46 minutes, the film makes of the most of what they had in terms of resources and is pretty good example of determination in the world of indie cinema.

Witness gives Franklin Correa to take a backseat from the front of the camera and showcase the talents of lead Bryan C. King. For a 46-minute runtime, the mixing of an actual story and some action makes this another winner for Franklin Correa and crew.