Heart, Baby! Podcast:
the true story behind the film The Hammer
Episode 4 - George
*SPOILER ALERT* George is alive and talking!
In Episode 4 George shares all kinds of stories with writer/director Angela Shelton including how the prison system messed up his paperwork and had him in as a blind white dude. (Now that’s some real fake news!)
George shares fantastic BOXING stories and how he sent a letter to John Tate’s manager Ace Miller to tell him to send his best in there.
George was arrested right after he turned 18 for burglary and got a 40 year sentence for robbery. Inside he became a boxer and is to this day undefeated.
He humbly admits that he never saw the goodness in himself that others did, even after he knocked out everyone.
He shares about his relationship with his transgender cellmate Crystal.
“I was the only one on the compound holding hands. And then other dudes started doing the same thing. The rec would say, ‘Everybody want to be George Martin.’”
George shares how he stop judging after being inspired by Crystal. “She inspired me about a lot of things. She was dead on that Bible, strictly from the Bible. She said, ‘I’m a woman trapped in a man’s body.’” George admits that’s what made him quit judging others.
Thank you to Project Return that helped George when he got out.
https://www.projectreturninc.org/
Our original song HEART, BABY! shared throughout was written by Andy Doc Dixon and Angela Shelton and performed by Jackson Rathbone.
SCORE composed by Jay Weigel.
The original title song Heart Baby in this episode written by Andy Dixon and Angela Shelton and performed by Jackson Rathbone
Score by composer Jay Weigel
Movie clips in this episode with:
Box with George!
George Lee Martin has long dreamed of building a boxing gym to help kids like him stay off the streets.
George could never get a loan to start one because of his record. He was arrested right after he turned 18 for burglary and got a 40 year sentence.
This GoFundMe page was created by the producers of the movie THE HAMMER aka Heart, Baby! to help George raise the funds to achieve his dreams.
Due to #covid19 we are helping George set up ONLINE BOXING GLASSES!
You can pay for classes with this link.
Listen to George talk to the writer/director of the film THE HAMMER on our Heart, Baby! Podcast here: https://thehammertruestory.com/podcast
All donations collected through GoFundMe go directly to George's personal account. GoFundMe charges transaction fees, which will be automatically deducted by them when donations are made. There will be no other fees taken from your donation after that. The producers of the film cover the website fees.