in may 2014, boxer on the wilderness screened in the british independent film festival at the empire leicester square and was nominated for best short film and best cinematography. the film screened at the east end film festival at stratford east playhouse and nine additional international film festivals during 2014/15 including underwire in london, hollyshorts in los angeles, bornshorts in denmark, the portland film festival in portland, or and the chelsea film festival in new york. it won the mention d'honnuer at the "sport movies & tv - milano international ficts fest" in december 2014.