We Run
We Run = Spellbound + Fire on the Track
We Run =
Mad Hot Ballroom + Chariots of Fire
We Run is a feature-length documentary scheduled for release in Sept 2008
Directed by Gabino Travassos, marketing director for the
2006-7 Robert Hamilton
Memorial Road Race; former editor/publisher of Mote
Magazine; former producer, host and engineer of 112 episodes of the Great
Western Ballroom (an hour of live music and interview syndicated
on college radios across North America), CJSR radio sound engineer, Shaw
Cable camera and sound volunteer, and Edmonton producer for MuchMusic
for a couple months one summer.
Updated August 2, 2008
Filmed: Bragg Creek Days Fun Run, Five Peaks Sundre, New
Balance Series 3, Calgary Marathon, HBC Run for Canada, Alberta Provincial
Track & Field
Championships, CalTAF Classic, Loops for the Troops, Footstock, New Balance
Series 2, Calgary Women's Run, Calgary Spring Challenge, Mother's Day
Run & Walk,
Dino High School Challenge, Calgary Police Half, Climb for Wilderness,
Spring Trio, Glencoe Icebreaker 10k, St. Patrick's Day 10k, Fish Creek
XC, Alberta Provincial Indoor Track and Field Championships, Weaselhead
XC, Jack Simpson Open, Twelve Mile Coulee XC, Nose Creek XC, Dino Opener,
Edworthy Park XC, Stewart Cup Provincial Cross Country Championships,
Banff Mountain Ekiden, New Norway High School Provincial Cross Country
Championships, Calgary High School Cross Country City Championships,
Thanksgiving Run, The Harvest Half, The Waldorf XC, The Terry Fox Run,
SAIT XC, Canmore Rocky Mountain Half, Moose Mountain, Okotoks Sheep River
Road Race, Dino Dash
Principal Filming is complete!
Contact: Gabino Travassos: info [at] runcalgaryfilm [dot]
com for links to online previews
Credits so far:
Producer, director, editor, principle cinematographer,
audio: Gabino Travassos
Second unit camera: Terry Williams
Additional Videography: Barrie Griffiths
Music soundtrack consultant: Kris Demeanor
Music soundtrack: The Dudes, Kris Demeanor, more tba
Thanks to: Coach Doug Lamont, Coach Mike van Tighem,
Coach Stephen Adams, Coach Christine Laverty, the Calgary Roadrunners
Club, the Calgary Spartans, the Calgary Track and Field Club, the Calgary
Warriors Track Club, the University of Calgary Dinos, the University
of Calgary Athletics Club, The Big Rock Runners, Gord's Running Store,
Strides Running Store, the Tech Shop, the Running Room, Stewart Aune,
Geoff Kerr, Malindi Elmore, Dawn Henry, Karen Cooksley, Ed Bickley,
John McKee, Travis Cummings, Grant Burwash, Roger Davies, Helly Visser,
Dennis Breen, Betty Dargie, Lisa Benz, Nathan Kendrick, Darcy Bell, Mark
Michaud, Matt Cloutier, Mark McConnell, Adam Elford, Cheryl Lowery, Tim
McKort, Jason Hoehn, Avi Butalia, Barrie Griffiths, Bridget Cox, Terry
Booth, Kip Kangogo, Lindsay McLaren, Kathy Taerum, Jeff Thompson, Hayleigh
Bird, Tessa Gray, Jeannette Gentili, Leah Zilnik, more
Starring: various runners from Calgary and area, a
complete list will be posted in August
Locations: The Olympic Oval indoor track, The Talisman
Centre, Foothills Athletic Park, The Jack Simpson Gym, University of
Alberta Universiade Pavilion,
races listed above
Estimated run-time: 105 minutes
Filmed: in mini-dv (just like Spellbound)
Film format: 16:9
Distribution: tbd
Exhibition Format: tbd: BetaSP or BetaSX or Digital Betacam
also: live-action, narrative, colour, feature-length, non-fiction
Filmed entirely in Alberta
Budget: around $15,000 |
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