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Kevin Ware Cuts Down Nets, ending Louisville’s 27 Year Title Drought

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When Kevin Ware cut down the nets in Atlanta, ending Louisville's 27 year title drought, it was an emotional conclusion to a tournament and story that captured America's imagination. [1] On the heels of the Kentucky Wildcats 2012 championship run in New Orleans, Rick Pitino and the Louisville Cardinals came out swinging in 2013 and knocked out all competitors. But it wasn't easy. Or pretty. No one who watched the Sweet Sixteen Easter Sunday game against Duke will ever forget it. When Kevin Ware went down with one of the most gruesome, freakish sports injuries ever captured on camera, something special happened. A team was galvanized, a leader was born, and one of the dramatic sports stories of the year captured the imagination of millions of people around the world. Heck, even Matt Jones was rooting for Louisville after Kevin Ware's injury, you can't write that stuff! The Kevin Ware story was once-in-a-lifetime Hollywood magic. Except it actually happened. And I'll never forget it. The Cardinals clawed their past the Blue Devils, Ducks, Shockers, and finally, the Wolverines. In the process Luke Hancock emerged as an improbable hero, becoming the first reserve player to ever win the Most Outstanding Player award. Oh yeah, and did I mention that Louisville won the championship in Atlanta, Kevin Ware's home city?! [2] It was an incredible true story, and Red V. Blue [3]was there to capture it all, just like we were in New Orleans in 2012 to capture John Calapari and UK's championship. Red V. Blue set out to equally portray both sides of the greatest college basketball rivalry in the world, and the Cardinals and Wildcats delivered! With back-to-back championships claimed for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, it has been a dream for Kentuckians, as well as for us as documentary filmmakers — you can't get more equal than back-to-back bling! Get ready for a big announcement coming soon! Have you watched our trailer [4] yet? [1] http://redvbluefilm.com/kevin-ware-cuts-down-nets/kevin-ware [2] http://redvbluefilm.com/kevin-ware-cuts-down-nets/lefkoe [3] http://www.redvbluefilm.com [4] http://www.redvbluefilm.com

Red V. Blue: Cultural Warfare

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We debuted our newest teaser for the college hoops documentary RED V. BLUE [1] last week at the Louisville Venture Connectors meeting. The pitch went over well, and the folks at Louisville Business First [2] called it the "best film-financing pitch" that they have ever seen. Literally. [vimeo id="60718520" width="560" height="340"] [1] http://www.redvbluefilm.com [2] http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/blog/2013/03/best-film-funding-pitch-ever.html?ana=twt

Bomb It 2

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"Bomb It 2," the sequel to the global graffiti doc "Bomb It," is just months away from its Spring 2013 release. To get you in the spirit, check out the brand new trailer. "Bomb It 2" is directed by Jon Reiss and co-produced by Rory Owen Delaney. [youtube id="CZ-8P11WLbI" width="560" height="340"]

Hillbilly Drags Teaser

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It's 2013 and we are excited to release the first official Hillbilly Drags [1] trailer to jump-start the new reality TV show featuring Mr. Horsepower Kent Rose and Willard Kinzer. Stay tuned for more Hillbilly Drags Clips! [vimeo id="55583808" width="560" height="340"] [1] http://www.facebook.com/hillbillydrags

Red V. Blue Teaser

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Here it is: The first Red V. Blue [1] teaser featuring Denny Crum, Joe B. Hall, Adam Lefkoe and many more. Red V. Blue is a documentary about the Louisville-Kentucky college basketball rivalry, two schools separated by less than 60 miles. From the storied 1983 Dream Game to the legislation passed in its wake that mandated the annual clash, Red V. Blue details the extraordinary circumstances that helped create one of the nation’s fiercest college rivalries. [vimeo id="55879103" width="560" height="340"] [1] http://www.redvbluefilm.com

Red V. Blue Dueling Barbers

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In November, we were in Kentucky, working on our Red V. Blue documentary [1] about the UofL-UK college basketball rivalry. The documentary has been in production since December 2011 and is picking up steam. Among the developments, we have added a new producer WHAS sports reporter Adam Lefkoe who started the popular UofL-UK themed "The Rivalry" YouTube series. Most recently, we were in Louisville, KY, where we went inside WAG's barbershop, a “divided” establishment where UK and Louisville fans once sat side by side. Boone clipped the Wildcat fans, and Mark Wagner and Mark Wagner Jr. clipped the Cardinals supporters. You may remember them from Adam Lefkoe's "The Rivalry" YouTube channel. [youtube id="JoC5YLFQRPM" width="560" height="340"] After the 2012 UK national championship, the barbers butted heads, and Boone struck out on his own. “Designed by Miracles” was the result, a barbershop with an interior painted entirely blue and white about twenty blocks east of WAG's on Broadway Avenue in downtown Louisville. For Red V. Blue we check in with Boone and the Wagner family before reuniting the barbers for a passionate debate on UK-UofL basketball. http://www.flickr.com//photos/manbitesdog/sets/72157632220416502/show/ See you at the big game on December 29th! [1] http://www.kentuckyrivalry.wordpress.com

This Song Will Break Your Little Feckin Christmas Heart

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To help get the holidays started, we are cracking opening the vaults here at Man Bites Dog Films and taking you back to 2008 with this original song by George Gloucester, aka Long Island George, a New Yorker and Vietnam Vet. I filmed this with P.G. Banker in Charleston, WV, while we were making the documentary "Toxic Soup." We went back to George's apartment after several libations at the Empty Glass to hear the new Christmas song that he had written. Not sure what its official title is, but it will break your little feckin Christmas heart. [vimeo id="55043315" width="560" height="340"]

Virtual Iraq Redux

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After a two week delay due to Hurricane Sandy, the audience voting period has begun for the Focus Forward Filmmaking Competition. Below you can vote for our three minute documentary "Virtual Iraq Redux" as it is currently in competition for the audience favorite award. Of the 2.3 million U.S. military personnel who have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, studies estimate that as many as 460,000 suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder on returning home. The innovative virtual reality clinical therapy for PTSD developed by Dr. Skip Rizzo at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies leverages computer and gaming technologies in novel ways to increase accessibility and acceptability, as well as extend the overall effectiveness of treatment beyond current conventional exposure therapy with highly promising results. [vimeo id="51854471" width="560" height="340"]

Focus Forward Competition Update

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Our short documentary VIRTUAL IRAQ REDUX is a Semifinalist in the $200,000 FOCUS FORWARD Filmmaker Competition and is in the running to become the $100,000 Grand Prize Winner. It could also be named an Audience Favorite if it's among the ten that receives the most votes. If you love it, vote for it. Click on the VOTE button in the top right corner of the video player. Note that voting may not be available on all mobile platforms, and browser cookies must be enabled to vote. Voting begins on Wednesday November 14th, at 12PM EST. Of the 2.3 million U.S. military personnel who have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, studies estimate that as many as 460,000 suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder on returning home. The innovative virtual reality clinical therapy for PTSD developed by Dr. Skip Rizzo at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies leverages computer and gaming technologies in novel ways to increase accessibility and acceptability, as well as extend the overall effectiveness of treatment beyond current conventional exposure therapy with highly promising results. [caption id="attachment_2141" align="alignleft" width="480"] Dr. Skip Rizzo at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies.[/caption]

My Brother’s Story

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Over the summer I completed a rewrite on "My Brother's Story," a screenplay that I have been collaborating on with Hollywood choreographer Paul Becker [1] over the years. We started writing the script when we were neighbors in Crown Heights in Brooklyn back in 2007. By chance I met Paul at our local garden, which was run by mutual friend "Puerto Rican Joey," a Vietnam vet and the neighborhood MacGyver. Turned out Paul lived a block from me on Dean Street, and the rest is history. Below is the log line for "My Brother's Story." After their father's arrest, Aaron and Albee Swift duck Child Protective Services and go to live with dance teacher Miles Bryant and his estranged brother Greg above an abandoned theater in Brooklyn. Aaron, a talented dancer, and Albee, a talented grifter, combine their skills to save the theater by resurrecting the careers of the famous Bryant brothers, two retired Broadway showmen. But when a column in the New York Times generates a lot of publicity, Child Protective Services hunt down Aaron and Albee, threatening the future of two families and a historic landmark. [1] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1033939/

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Kevin Ware Cuts Down Nets, ending Louisville’s 27 Year Title Drought

Red V. Blue: Cultural Warfare

Bomb It 2

Hillbilly Drags Teaser

Red V. Blue Teaser

Red V. Blue Dueling Barbers

This Song Will Break Your Little Feckin Christmas Heart

Virtual Iraq Redux

Focus Forward Competition Update

My Brother’s Story