Executive Producer Forrest Whittaker presents an inspirational story in the journey that led a Ugandan soldier to become the Junior Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World.

While it’s probably a truism that every great boxer’s life is full of stories of triumph over tragedy and success against the odds, not many will have quite the excruciating, tragic and meandering path to success that World Champion boxer Kassim "The Dream" Ouma did. Kidnapped into a rebel army in Uganda when he was only six–years–old and forced to use drugs, violence and war as a way of life, Kassim Uma faced a dismal path of death and destruction until he seized an opportunity to escape the only world he knew. But like every dark cloud, there was a silver lining: surrounding Kassim’s nebulous reality was boxing. Escaping from Uganda, Kassim’s boxing training from his days as a soldier first led him to a gym in the Bay area and later to Philadelphia. This intimate documentary chronicles a triumphant, emotional and political saga. It shows how unpredictable life is and how true champions emerge from the most challenging of circumstances. -- Nicole Ross