INFO & STATS: Indy Film Producers / Wrote, directed and produced the new film: “The First Saturday in May”
TOPICS: The horse racetrack the coolest place that nobody pays attention to / Can horse racing be great again like I the 1930’s? / Why a movie like “The First Saturday in May” had not been made up till now / The challenge of editing 500 hours of tape into a 90 minute film / Making the film fun and highly entertaining while still being a documentary / Horse racing being a sport vs. “the bet” / Not wanting to make the movie about a single horse; Barbaro / Making the movie for the purist or those who want to know more about horse racing? / Seeing the Barbaro injury in person / Barbaro the horse; inquisitive horse at the track / Rome’s 2-year old horse; odds of the horse reaching the Derby; better odds being with Little Red Feather Racing / The challenge of getting the film seen as Indy Film producers / Word of mouth helping get the movie picked up in markets / DVD being released today on their website / Difficulty going up against big budget films / Thrilled over Rome’s involvement in horse racing. / 5-1-2008
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