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Cowboys of Florida:
The Movie and the Art
This movie is involved with the documentation of a
little known and rapidly disappearing way of life.
Yes, there ARE cowboys in Florida. Real live rootin’ tootin'
roping and riding cowboys. And they’ve been on the scene for over 250 years. In fact Florida vies with Texas as the
number one cattle producing state in the USA.
THE MOVIE
This colorful film started out as an “ode” to the cowboys way
of life. But it has transformed into a film encompassing more than could have ever been imagined. Developed over a course
of three years, we soon realized that the life of the Florida Cowboy was changing; disappearing before our very eyes. But
we had no idea it would happen so fast. The combination of the wrath of Charlie (the hurricane which destroyed huge tracts
of central Florida) combined with the explosion of land values, have combined to forecast an end to large scale ranching in
Florida.
This film captures the beauty of the old ways, many of which have not changed in hundreds of years, with the
drama of encroaching civilization.
It is a beautiful and important film documenting America in the throes of change.
THE ART
At the same time that we've been "shooting" the cowboys for the documetary I've also been involved in the
creation of a complete library of still images - "art" - if you will.
These images have been shown and sold in many galleries through the south. I produce them with a combination
of photography, computer manipulation and magic.
FESTIVALS
"Cowboys of Florida" won the "Florida's Choice Award" at the 2006 Independents Film Festival in Tampa,
FL
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We won "Director's Choice" at the Bluegrass Festival in LaGrange, KY. I thank Doug Henderson and the
rest of the bluegrass musicians for helping us achieve this honor.
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We are proud to have won a Silver Award in the documentary category at the Ole Muddy Film Festival in Trempealeau,
Wisconsin
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"Cowboys of Florida" featured by the Palm Beach Film Festival 2006 as a
finalist
The Palm Beach FF Selection committee has chosen "Cowboys of Florida" as
one of ten films in the documentary category, out of over 350 international applicants.
Palm Beach International Film Festival screening and judging (World Premiere) was
held at the Mizner Cinema - Mizner Park - Federal Highway and NE 3rd Street, Boca Raton.
Date: April 25, 2006
Time: 7:00 PM
The Director and crew will be available for discussion after the show.
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