Coming to a City Near You!
That’s right, mark your calendars y’all because The First Saturday in May will be making it’s week long theatrical run on April 18th in a city near you!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, congrats to the Hennegan Brothers! They’ve partnered with Churchill and Truly Indie to make the distribution deal happen, and if that wasn’t great enough, they’re donating 25% of their box office & a percentage of their DVD sales to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.
“Our goal was to make horse racing cool again by telling the stories of the hard-working, dedicated, and resilient individuals who dedicate their lives to the horses they love. As lifelong horse racing fans, the documentation of this film was a true passion of ours.”
- John Hennegan
I don’t like to bang the old GbG drum too much around here, but check out their new site! One of the reasons I’ve been muttering about being busy is that I redesigned to their site to give them something that had more of the look and feel of the film + something they could update themselves (with my help when they’re busy, like now!). Also, Manny from ThirdEye Design did the two excellent title graphics and Bill Denver of Equiphoto took the photo in the header graphic (which is of Barbaro winning the Derby).
I’m flattered that they asked me to be part of such a kick ass project and honored to have worked with them. They’re as cool as their film and I think one of many signals (such as the TBA), that horse racing in general is undergoing a cultural revival. I know of several folks working on very cool racing related projects! This is just the beginning.
Do yourself a favor, make the effort to go see this film… and preferably more than once!
Posted by dana on Mar 19 2008
Filed Under: First Saturday in May, Hennegan Brothers, Mainstream Media, TBA, 2008, You Can Help, Research, Fans, Lawyer Ron, Derby Trail, Barbaro, Racing
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Frank Amonte for best actor. He steals the show.
Thanks for the kinds words Dana! And the support of you and the rest of the TBA (when I write that, for some reason I always think of the Harper Valley PTA . . . .remeber the short-lived TV show version of the song with Barbara Eden? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Valley_PTA_(TV_series)).
As we wrote on our blog, we need everybody to show up the first weekend - April 18th. The following Monday (4/21) is when theater owners decide whether it’s worth it to bring the film back. If it doesn’t perform well, soyanora.
Dana , you did a killer job making our site functional. Many thanks.
Hope to see you folks at the Wood!
Best,
Hennegan Brothers
See This Movie…
Congratulations to John and Brad Hennegan! The brothers’ award-winning documentary “The First Saturday in May,” which follows six contenders on the 2006 Kentucky Derby trail, will open in 18 cities on April 18 (and more the week after), thanks to……
Your redesign of the web site looks great. I’m looking forward to seeing this movie.
Thx Dave & yeah, I’m excited for you seeing it for the first time, it’s so great.
Amonte’s great, as is Cousin Paul & Jake Romans!
And who could forget the Harper Valley PTA?
Hey guy’s,
I saw the film in cleveland,LOVED IT!…………………
I’ll be leaving for my 20th derby in a couple weeks……….
what a great way to get the juices flowing!………
I’ve had the opportunity to be in the barns derby morning
and you guy’s really nailed just how special that is…..
I’ve partied from the infield to the clubhouse, and it’s one
of the greatest events in the world…….And you guy’s
really captured the blood,sweat and tears, that lead up
to the big race…….I can’t say enough about your film…
I’ve been forwarding your site to friends all around the
country!……..My father alway’s said ” son, hang around
with fast horses and slow women “………I ended up with
fast women and slow horses!………….Danny Bass……