Stephen Florida

The story begins with a fox, a cat, and a silkworm: Foxcatcher meets The Art of Fielding, Stephen Florida follows a college wrestler who, despite his profound loneliness, becomes obsessed with winning the nationals and will stop at nothing to be number one. Profane and manic, amidst loneliness and obsession, the story is quickly changing into something uncanny. It's a story of desire: desire to do your best, to be healthy, to be strong. But it becomes clear soon enough that competition brings out the worst in people. And obsession can lead you somewhere dark…