While it remains a niche independent project, it has been praised by audiences for its "heart" and its direct attempt to address difficult social issues through an action-packed medium. Almighty Zeus (2022)
Zeus's sudden fame draws the ire of a professional Middleweight champion who, grieving the loss of his mother to COVID-19, lashes out by challenging Zeus to an unorthodox, high-stakes boxing match.
Distributed by TriCoast Worldwide , the film saw a limited theatrical release starting December 2, 2022 , and later became available on platforms like Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV .
The story follows (Soriano), a young boxer who becomes an overnight viral sensation after he intervenes to defend an elderly Asian man from a violent bully in public.
The film was born from real-world events during the COVID-19 pandemic. Soriano was deeply affected by news footage of hate crimes targeting Asian and Pacific Islander communities and decided to use filmmaking as a medium for awareness.