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The World Premiere of GORED
Presents: The World Premiere of GORED Directed by Ido Mizrahy Produced by Geoffrey Gray, Selena Roberts, Valda Witt, Meghan Wurtz Running Time: 76 minutes WORLD PREMIERE In The Viewpoints Section of the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival PUBLIC SCREENINGS: Thursday, April 16th @ 6:30pm – BTC6 (World Premiere) Sunday, April 19th @ 8pm – Regal Battery Park Stadium 11 (theater 3) Tuesday, April 21st @ 9:45pm – Regal (theater 1) Wednesday, April 22nd @ 3:45pm – Regal (theater 1) PRESS/INDUSTRY: Sunday, March 29th @ 3:15pm – Tribeca Screening Room (375 Greenwich Street) Friday, April 17th @ 4:15pm – Regal (theater 7) Press Contact: MURPHY PR John Murphy / Russ Posternak jmurphy@murphypr.com / rposternak@murphypr.com O: (212) 414-0408 C: (646) 369-0317 / (914) 400-7023 GORED 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 2 SYNOPSIS, SHORT GORED centers on Spanish bullfighter Antonio Barrera, holder of the dubious title of “Most Gored Bullfighter in History,” as he grapples with the end of his career. Arresting footage of past and present bullfights reveal Barrera’s perilous obsession for the spectacle as well as his irresistible urge to confront death at every turn. In Spanish with subtitles. SYNOPSIS, LONG Antonio Barrera is the most gored bullfighter in modern history, and known to perform with total abandonment. He’s been gored twenty three times, an unusually high number that includes seventeen surgeries, countless broken bones and scars. Now with a family to support, a body that won’t hold up and a lack of interest from promoters, Barrera has decided to retire. Before his last bullfight, he is conflicted. After taking such a beating all his life, he dreams of staying alive for his family. Yet he still fantasizes of becoming a well-known bullfighter, a dream that he and his father shared since he was a young boy, and to do that he feels he must sacrifice himself to the bulls. Will he survive his final performance? Gored 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 3 DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT The hours before the final performance were not going to be easy. With his wife anxiously watching him dress and our little crew all crammed into a tiny hotel room, it was hard to tell whether we were filming the beginning of a joyous new chapter in Antonio’s life or his funeral. Antonio Barrera had agreed to stop his impossible pursuit of bullfighting stardom. It was the only dream he’s ever had, and it nearly killed him so many times. Strangely, keeping the dream alive seemed to mean more to Barrera than keeping himself alive. To him, death was his daily companion, as he offered himself to the bulls like a sacrifice. It’s an unsettling idea and seemed totally foreign to us. For the most part, we take life for granted. But on those rare occasions, when we do find ourselves in dangerous situations, the fear of death sets our priorities straight. We protect ourselves and cling to life. Barrera was a different case, and retirement to him was more than just saying goodbye to his career - he had to embrace the reality of everyday life, of sinking down to mortality, of being forgotten. As the trumpet signaled the final moment, Antonio’s hard wiring trumped logic. With his wife and daughter in the audience watching in terror, he walked over to the bull’s gate and knelt in front of it. The idea was to make the bull jump by him as it charged out of the gate - arguably the most dangerous move in bullfighting. Standing so close to the action we knew we were about to capture a once-in-a-lifetime moment. But we also knew we were filming the end of a tragedy, regardless of the outcome. Antonio decided to sacrifice himself and his family one more time for a final chance at glory. For a brief moment his choice didn’t seem so strange to us. We all dream about leaving a mark on this world. And to Antonio, living a normal family life seemed deadlier than a six hundred kilo bull charging his already-battered body. It was his last chance to join the immortals, and he had to take it. You’re never truly dead, as the bullfighters say, so long as you are remembered. GORED 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 4 CREW BIOS GORED is the second feature documentary from Motherlode Films, a production company founded by director Ido Mizrahy and author Geoffrey Gray, and a co-production of Roopstigo Films, founded by acclaimed journalist and investigative reporter Selena Roberts. Writer/Producer/Director Ido Mizrahy’s first feature-length narrative, the award-winning Things That Hang from Trees (2007) was recently selected to be part of MOMA's permanent collection. In 2011, Mizrahy was a co-director and co-writer on Beyonce: Year of 4, a documentary about the pop singer, which debuted on MTV and VH1. Mizrahy’s first collaboration with writer/producer Geoffrey Gray, the critically acclaimed documentary, Patrolman P, premiered on DIRECTV in 2014. GORED marks their second collaboration. Writer/Producer Geoffrey Gray is a New York Times bestselling author, documentary producer and founder of True.Ink, a magazine devoted to adventure and expertise. A contributing editor at New York Magazine, Gray has written about unsolved crimes, the cops, the courts, boxing, food, professional tennis, travel and high-end perfume. Executive Producer A best-selling author and film producer, Selena Roberts spent twenty years at The New York Times, ESPN and Sports Illustrated covering the most important sports stories of our time. In the fall of 2012, she left traditional media for a storytelling venture, founding Roopstigo Productions to develop documentaries and biopics, as well as scripted and unscripted programming. In four years at Sports Illustrated, Selena was an investigative reporter who broke the Alex Rodriguez steroid story and also wrote commentaries that were cited by the American Society of Magazine Editors and appeared in The Best American Sports Writing and The Best American Magazine Writing. From 1996 to 2007, Selena was a sports reporter forThe New York Times and was honored by the APSE and Arthur Ashe Foundation for her work as a beat writer and columnist for pieces that illuminated the paradox of sport’s ability to hurt and heal. She has been a contributor for ESPN and wrote a New York Times best-selling book on A-Rod. Co-Executive Producer Valda Witt launched VMW Entertainment in 2014 to produce and invest in the development of high quality independent films and television productions. She began her career at McKinsey & Company and is a graduate of UPenn's Wharton School of Business. Additional experience includes marketing strategy for Clairol and creative services for Polo/Ralph Lauren. Current projects include the documentary GORED (premiering at the TriBeCa film festival in April 2015): LAST MAN STANDING, a feature documentary about the Delta Blues legend CeDell Davis (principal photography March 2015); UNTOT, a sci-fi thriller based on actual events in WWII; and MARRIED YOUNG, a comedy about the trials and tribulations of young family life. Valda also serves as a trustee on a number of education-related boards including the Browning School, the New York Academy of Arts and Prep for Prep. Gored 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 5 Co-Producer Meghan Wurtz is an Independent Film Consultant advising filmmakers on film financing and development, festival strategy and film sales. In addition, she consults for independent film companies. She currently consults forThe Orchard, the film and music distributor. Previously, Wurtz spent eight years with Film Movement, most recently as Vice President. She handled Business Development and was involved in the acquisition and sales of close to 150+ independent and foreign films. Director of Photography Director of Photography Boaz Freund has been lensing movies and Video Art over the last decade; titles include Finishing Heaven (HBO) Pro-Day (ESPN) and Son of the Congo (ESPN). He's Video Art work has shown at the MOMA NY and the Metropolitan Museum of Art NY. In 2009 he was awarded a NYC EMMY award for his work on the documentary series "Book Obsessed.” Freund lensed the acclaimed documentary Patrolman P, directed by Ido Mizrahy and Premiered on DIRECTV in 2014. GORED is their second collaboration Editor In addition to his work as independent filmmaker, Ramón Rivera Moret works as editor and script consultant on fiction and documentary films. He has received grants and awards for his films from The Independent Television Service (ITVS), The Jerome Foundation, The New York State Council on the Arts, and The National Endowment for the Arts/American Film Institute, among others. Moret teaches film theory and practice at Pratt Institute in New York. Composer Villalobos is a multi-award winning composer based in Los Angeles. Villalobos collaborated with Alberto Iglesias on the Oscar Nominated Soundtrack for The Kite Runner, which he orchestrated. He composed the music for the NBC TV series The Philanthropist, produced by Barry Levinson & Tom Fontana. His work on The Invisible Eye and Refugiado earned him nominations for Best Original Music in the Argentinian Academy Awards. GORED 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 6 “The Dangerous Obsession of Antonio Barrera,” for Sports Illustrated Gray, Geoffrey. (2011, May 9). The Dangerous Obsession of Antonio Barrera. Sports Illustrated. Volume 114 (issue 19), Pages 58-66. (Reprint). http://www.si.com/vault/2011/05/09/106066410/the-dangerous-obsession-of-antonio-barrera Gored 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 7 GORED 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 8 Gored 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 9 GORED 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 10 Gored 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 11 GORED 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 12 Gored 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 13 GORED 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 14 CREDITS Directed By IDO MIZRAHY Story By GEOFFREY GRAY Written and Produced By IDO MIZRAHY GEOFFREY GRAY Executive Producer SELENA ROBERTS Co-Executive Producer VALDA WITT Co-Producers MEGHAN WURTZ Director of Photography BOAZ FREUND Editor RAMÓN RIVERA MORET Music by VILLALOBOS Appeared in the Documentary ANTONIO BARRERA MAIDER SÁNCHEZ-MARTÍN MARÍA-JOSÉ BARRERA JOSÉ MANUEL BARRERA FRANCISCO LÓPEZ LEÓN OCTAVIO FLORES JOSÉ SÁNCHEZ BENITO JOSÉ ANTONIO DEL MORAL Gored 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 15 ENRIQUE SIERRA GIL CÉSAR PÉREZ Associate Producers MAURICIO CORONADO ERIC FORMAN SYDNEY SIEGEL ZAK TUCKER Associate Editor MARTA BONET Visual Effects ADAM LEWENSOHN Production Sound Mixer AGUSTÍN ENRÍQUEZ Production Coordinator ISABEL DELCLAUX In association with TRUE THE MAGAZINE Spanish Crew Production Coordinator ISABEL DELGADO Additional Sound Mixer RAUL MARTINEZ Production Services BONADEI & GRASSIA VANCRAM, S.L. CINETEL ESPAÑA CTV, S.L. Mexican Crew Production Coordinator GABRIELA ALVARADO Additional Camera GORED 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 16 EBEN BULL GONZALO GARCIA CARLOS VÁZQUEZ Additional Sound Mixers EBEN BULL HÉCTOR VÁZQUEZ ANDRÉS LUGO Production Services UNLIMITED FILMS Additional Editing DANIELLE BROWN ÈLIA GASULL BALADA MARGARIDA LUCAS AITOR MENDILIBAR VICENTE PÉREZ TIM STERNBERG Additional Camera OFIR KEDMI Story Consultant LAURA PRICE Post Production Sound by GIGANTIC POST Sound Designer and Re-recording Mixer TOM PAUL Sound Effects Editor JESSE PETERSON Dialogue Editor BILLY ORRICO Foley Artist LESLIE BLOOME Foley mixer Gored 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 17 RYAN COLLISON Foley assistant JONATHAN FANG Voice Over Re-recording ALVARO VISIERS MARCELO TUBERT JANNA MIKSIS Music Recorded at AMAROK STUDIO & SANTISOUND Music Score Mixer GUILLERMO MARIN Guitars, Puerto Rican Cuatro, Ukulele, Charango WALDEMAR REYES Digital Intermediate by HARBOR PICTURE COMPANY Colorist ROMAN HANKEWYCZ Senior DI Producer MOLLE DEBARTOLO Smoke Artist CHRIS MACKENZIE Conform Artist DYLAN BALL Supervising Conform Artist CHRISTIAN FARFÁN DI Coordinator JUSTIN SCUTIERI Title Design IRA EDUARDOVNA GORED 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 18 Production Legal Services CRAIG F. COHEN, ESQ. MCCUE SUSSMANE & ZAPFEL, P.C. DAVID MORRISON THOMAS A. CROWELL JONATHAN YELLIN DIANA YU THE INDIE FILM CLINIC at CARDOZO LAW Research MURIEL FEINER Transcription CAROLINA RAMIREZ Additional Transcription AVIVIT BAR-YOSEF MARIA INES MARTINEZ JOSE MATEO PRADO MICHAL SHALEV CAROLINA ZUÑIGA English Subtitles by PEQUERRECHO SUBTITULACIÓN Social Media CRISTINA MUNOZ Poster Design ERIK BUCKHAM Camera and Lenses Provided by SEETHINK FILMS Additional Equipment Provided by HANDHELD FILMS The Filmmakers Would Like to Thank JUAN BELMONTE JOSÉ ANTONIO MORANTE CAMACHO (a.k.a MORANTE DE LA PUEBLA) ALFREDO RÍOS DELGADO (a.k.a EL CONDE) ALLEN JOSEPHS Gored 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 19 JORGE DAVID LÓPEZ DE LOS REYES JESÚS MOSTERÍN GERARDO MURILLO (a.k.a KIKI) RICHARD ABATE DANIELA ALBIN NIMROD BARSHAD ILAN BENATAR ANDREW BENNETT FRED BREHM ARIANA COHEN-HALBERSTAM REBECA CONGET FLAVIA DE SOUZA RACHEL DENGIZ DREW DENICOLA SARAFINA DIFELICE JACK DODSON NIMROD ELDAR GLORIA ESCAMILLA BENJAMIN FERTIG CYNDI FROST KORY FROST CATHERINE GALASSO LAUREN GAULTIER MAGGIE GRAY SAM GREEN CARLA GUTIERREZ BEN HAGARI CHRISTOPHER HUNT PATRICK HURLEY ASGER HUSSAIN MARK IVANIR MAYA IVANIR NAOMI KAPLAN DANIEL KELLY YAARA KEYDAR EVAN LERNER DEMETRI MAKOULIS LORE MANNING JOHN MCALLISTER SHARON MINKOFF GORED 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 20 MARK MONROE JOSE ENRIQUE MORENO MANOLO MOYA CAROLYN MURNICK RICHARD MURPHY ANDREW NEEL ETHAN PALMER JESSICA PERDOMO PACO PEÑA JR. NICK PENDRY-ABER JACCO PITLO TOM PNINI EDUARDO PORTUGAL ALEX RESNIKOFF SHAWN ROBERTS ALVARO GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ OREN RUDAVSKY NURIA ANDRADE SANCHEZ SOLEDAD MORAÑO SÁNCHEZ ERIC SCHNEDECKER SUZANNE SCHULZ MARTINA SINISCALCO COLLIN SMITH DENNIS VOSKOV MICHELLE WEINER ROBERT WELDON JOSEPH ZOLFO BODEGA OBREGÓN ESPECTÁCULOS TAURINOS DE MÉXICO S.A. DE C.V. NEW YORK CITY CLUB TAURINO PLAZA DE TOROS LA LUZ - LEÓN (GUANAJUATO) PLAZA DE TOROS NUEVO PROGRESO - GUADALAJARA Archival Footage and Photos Courtesy of ANTONIO BARRERA JUAN BELMONTE DOMINGO ESTRINGANA OCTAVIO FLORES OSCAR HERNÁNDEZ JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ GAN Gored 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Press Notes Page 21 ENRIQUE SIERRA GIL MAIDER SÁNCHEZ-MARTÍN FILMOTECA GAN GRUPO ACIR UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA CANAL 44 © 2015 Motherlode Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
