SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Photo by Rita Summers
THE INSPIRING JOURNEY OF A REMARKABLE COWBOY WHO TRIUMPHS IN HIS QUEST TO PROTECT WILD HORSES AND THE AMERICAN WEST
runningwildfilm.com
Full Motion Pictures & Telecom2 in association with Free Running Films and the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary Produced by Suzanne Mitchell Co-Produced by R.A. Fedde Music by Steve Poltz Visual Effects by Beehive Edited by R.A. Fedde Director of Photography Mauro Brattoli Executive Producers Barbara Kopple Robert Johnson Alejandro Perez Directed by Suzanne Mitchell
Contents
About the Film – pg 3
Overview – pg 4
Sponsorship Opportunities: Why you should
partner with Running Wild – pg 5
In Theaters & Video on Demand -- Film
Marketing & Exposure – pg 6
How to Fund your Partnership - pg 7
Presenting Sponsorship Package – pg 8
Local/Festival Friends Packages – pg 9
About Director Suzanne Mitchell – pg 10
About Exec. Producer Barbara Kopple – pg 11
About Dayton O. Hyde – pg 12
Running Wild Press Releases – pg 13-16
Contact info – pg 17
Note: all photos in this document were taken at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary
ABOUT THE FILM
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Genre: Feature Documentary
Cast/Featuring: Dayton O. Hyde
Director: Suzanne Mitchell
Producer: Suzanne Mitchell
Executive Producers: Barbara Kopple, Robert Johnson,
Alejandro Perez
Editor: R.A. Fedde
Director of Photography: Mauro Brattoli
Original Music: Steve Poltz (Arrival Records)
Shooting Format: Color, HDCam
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Running Time: 92 minutes
Short Synopsis:
Dayton Hyde’s destiny leads him on a dramatic journey
through the West. From rodeos, conservation battles, and
wild horse rescues, to award-winning books, personal
heartbreak and new found love, RUNNING WILD is a
self-told tale of a 6’5” cowboy who demonstrates the
importance of defending our natural world before it’s too
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personal freedom. Breathtaking scenery, intimate
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OVERVIEW
RUNNING WILD is the new documentary film by Emmy Award winning Producer, Director Suzanne Mitchell and
two-time Academy Award winning Executive Producer Barbara Kopple. The film is a cinematic adventure that
explores the vibrant life of a cowboy, conservationist and award-winning writer, who through sheer determination
is preserving part of America’s prairieland and its wild horses. From cattle drives, rodeos and conservation
battles, to wild horse rescues, personal heartbreak and new-found love, this is the self-told tale of a colorful 6’5”
cowboy who has balanced the ways of the old West with the protection of our natural resources. RUNNING
WILD is an inspirational testament of a motivating personal journey that reassures each of us that we can make a
difference if we try. These accomplished documentary filmmakers have once again delivered a powerful,
touching and beautiful film, from the hoofbeats of the wild horses to the scenic vistas of the Cheyenne River,
Black Hills of South Dakota and the Yamsi Ranch in Oregon.
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Why you should partner with the film
Increase your brand visibility by becoming a sponsor of
RUNNING WILD. Partnering allows your brand to reach
specific target consumers and audiences through
customized marketing tactics and an association with a
spectacular and festival award-winning film that delivers a
positive message.
Customizable sponsorship packages consist of inclusion on
the RUNNING WILD website, online and social media
exposure, experiential marketing (onsite presence such as
signage, marketing materials, event access and product
sampling opportunities at RUNNING WILD screenings,
events or select film festivals), inclusion in press releases
and marketing materials and mailings, promotions and prize
packages, private screenings, inclusion in advertising, and
more.
A partnership with RUNNING WILD is especially appropriate
for brands that reflect a concern for environmental and
social responsibility, produce green products, or connect
with demographics that work hard or play hard outdoors, are
nature enthusiasts, or value the landscape of the iconic
American west. Also a great partnership for those who want
to align with a message of personal determination, making a
difference, and the importance of pursuing what you believe
is right.
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Coming soon to a theater near you – and available through Video On Demand!
RUNNING WILD has partnered with Screen Media Films for North American theatrical and Video On Demand
(VOD) distribution. In October 2013, you can expect to see RUNNING WILD in theaters in major markets as well
as nationwide through VOD.
Marketing and Exposure
RUNNING WILD has a comprehensive marketing and PR campaign underway, developed to provide exposure
and increase visibility of the film and its partners to various target demographics, both male and female, across
various age, education and income parameters: general audiences, animal and conservation minded, those who
work hard or play hard outdoors, horse, ranch and pet owners, natural and ‘green’ products consumers, those
who are also working to make a difference in their communities. If you choose a sponsorship with Running Wild,
you will receive extensive and ongoing exposure for your brand as you benefit from our marketing, advertising
and PR campaigns to support our North American screenings and VOD availability.
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If you lack the marketing funding and cannot make a
financial commitment but wish to partner with Running Wild,
we can implement a partnership AT A ZERO COST BASIS.
We have a partnership with trade agency EvergreenPartners and through them, Horizon Media’s Eden Road
Trading division. In simplest terms, this means that if you
place a small percentage of your usual advertising spend
with Evergreen (through Horizon), you will receive your
same rates and same quality of programming, and your
agency will receive their normal fee or commission, you will
then receive, at no additional cost, the added value of a
fully funded sponsorship with RUNNING WILD! Again,
placement of the advertising you are planning to run through
your normal media schedule, when run through our media
partner, will give you both your media buy as well as a ‘no
cost’ RUNNING WILD sponsorship. Tom Cotner, Senior
Vice President, Evergreen-Partners (212-652-0672
www.evergreen-partners.com) can discuss this option with
you and your media colleagues to easily make this unique
opportunity work for you.
PARTNERSHIP FUNDING OPTIONS:
1 – Through your Marketing funding:
Sponsorships and partnerships with RUNNING WILD can be
established through traditional monetary commitment,
allocated from your marketing budget.
4 – Through Trade of your Products or Services:
You may fund your sponsorship with a combination of
products, services and cash, or fully without cash, by
providing RUNNING WILD with goods, services, media or
marketing exposure that the film requires. Or, you may
secure your sponsorship by working through trade agency
Evergreen-Partners, trading your slow moving, excess or
overstocked products for proceeds that are utilized to
purchase a sponsorship with RUNNING WILD.
2 – Through your company’s Community Affairs,
Sustainability, or Corporate Giving programs:
Your company may have funding available and specifically
allocated to support charitable causes and 501c3
organizations (such as RUNNING WILD’s Free Running
Films), or projects that align with your ‘green’ messaging and
sustainability initiatives.
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Category Exclusivity
Film credit: Receive a credit/logo in the film (edit is
approaching in July 2013 – come on board now!)
Inclusion in planned local market advertising to support the
film showings at theaters in each city
Inclusion in online marketing campaign
Inclusion in grassroots and local marketing and outreach
campaign materials
Inclusion in PR/media outreach to national/local/online/print/
broadcast/trade
Branding/presence within RUNNING WILD participation in
theaters for the October theatrical release, and at upcoming
events (such as at the Hamptons Center in the Hamptons,
Long Island, NY on July 19, and newportFILM in RI on August
8).
Potential for sweepstakes giveaway package for your
promotional use (such as trip for two to the Black Hills Wild
Horse Sanctuary, and/or VIP trip to NY or LA film premiere)
Private screening of the film for your company or your key
partners and clients (with Director Suzanne Mitchell)
Tickets/VIP access to upcoming events (such RUNNING
WILD screenings and concerts featuring soundtrack
composer Steve Poltz)
Experiential marketing opportunities at special events
Potential exclusive footage from the film or from the
“Director’s Vault” (not featured in the film) for your
promotional use in addition to film clips and trailer
Use of RUNNING WILD logo, posters, handouts, photos,
apparel/promotional items (your logo included)
Potential inclusion on RUNNING WILD DVD
LOCAL FRIENDS OF RUNNING WILD
As a Festival or Local Partner with RUNNING WILD, you will
receive pre-event and onsite opportunities for inclusion in
local and festival related marketing campaigns and press
exposure, onsite branding, and direct connection with
festival and event audiences and the local demographic.
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•  Southampton Center (former Parish Art Museum), Southampton,
Long Island, NY, July 19, 2013
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your brand’s sponsorship and association with the film.
Shares of your Facebook posts to Running Wild page.
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•  The Slamdance Film Festival, Park City, UT, January 18–23,
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•  The Sedona International Film Festival, Sedona, AZ, February
23 – March 3, 2013
•  Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose, CA, February 26 – March 10,
2013 – the film took second place in Audience Favorites and earned
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•  The Palm Beach International Film Festival, Palm Beach, FL –
April 4 – 11, 2013
•  The Sarasota Film Festival, Sarasota, FL – April 5 – 14, 2013
winner of the SFF Audience Award for Best Documentary!
•  Cinema Falls, Sioux Falls, SD – April 21, 2013
•  Black Hills Film Festival, Rapid City and Hill City, SD – May 1
and 3, 2013. Winner of juried award for Best Documentary!
•  Special screenings in Hot Springs, SD and Spearfish, SD – May
2 and 5, 2013
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Inclusion in local RUNNING WILD marketing and PR
campaign promoting the film screening pre-event and
onsite (inclusion in press release/kit and marketing
materials)
Tickets to the RUNNING WILD local screenings
Onsite exposure at potential RUNNING WILD screenings
and events (possible tabling, signage, etc.). VIP access
and invite opportunities.
Premium online exposure:
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Depending on level of sponsorship, potential screening
of the film with experiential marketing opportunity for
your brand, sampling, logo’d gift bag and gift items,
marketing materials, onsite signage.
Photos of RUNNING WILD and your brand’s participation
at Festival/local events for your marketing and press use.
Use of RUNNING WILD logo for your approved local
brand marketing
Depending on level of sponsorship, giveaway package
for promotion (Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary visitor
pass for 2 people)
Marketing category sponsorship exclusivity locally
Suzanne Mitchell has produced numerous long and short form
television series and specials as well as feature length documentaries.
She has won two Emmys, two Gracie Awards and an Omni Intermedia
Award. Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde is her directorial
debut and was selected to premiere at the 2013 Slamdance Film
Festival.
After a start in broadcast news, Mitchell was hired by Fox Television to
help create their first news magazine show, The Reporters. In 1996
and 1997 Mitchell collaborated with Academy Award-winning director
Barbara Kopple to create the ABC special, New Passages. In 2001 reteamed with Kopple on the four-hour special, The Hamptons and then
went on to produce Kopple’s Woodstock: Now & Then, and her most
recent film, now showing at a variety of film festivals, Force of Nature,
where the team traveled to South Sudan to present the humanitarian
work of philanthropist Ellen Ratner.
PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR
SUZANNE MITCHELL
In 1997 and 1998 Mitchell produced two comprehensive historical
documentary programs -- ABC's The Century, with Peter Jennings,
and A&E's The Millennium Biography Special, which focused on 100
of the most influential people of the last 1000 years. As Supervising
Producer for HBO in 2000 and 2001, Suzanne managed a multi-million
dollar budget for the 13 part docu-drama, G-String Divas. In 2005
Mitchell was the Executive Producer of A&E’s Fatal Fathers. She also
created six PBS documentaries focused on women’s issues, for which
she won two Gracie awards and one Emmy. Mitchell’s experience as
independent producer includes work for The Oprah Winfrey Show
Harpo Productions’ 2008 Martin Luther King special and the 2011
Freedom Riders special. Mitchell developed and produced 52
episodes of The Hugh Thompson Show, a variety-talk show dedicated
to science and technology. She produced and directed behind-thescenes shorts and webisodes chronicling the making of FX’s acclaimed
series, Rescue Me, starring Denis Leary and Damages, starring Glenn
Close. In 2010 Mitchell produced a series of mini documentaries as
part of History’s epic series America The Story of Us.
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Barbara Kopple is a two-time Academy Award winning filmmaker
and is Executive Producer of Running Wild: The Life of Dayton
O. Hyde.
A director of documentaries as well as narrative TV and film, her
most recent project Running From Crazy, a documentary
examining the personal journey of model and actress Mariel
Hemingway, has been selected to premiere at the 2013 Sundance
Film Festival. Barbara produced and directed Harlan County USA
and American Dream, both winners of the Academy Award for
Best Documentary Feature. Her other films include The House of
Steinbrenner; Woodstock: Now and Then; Shut Up and Sing;
A Conversation with Gregory Peck; My Generation, Wild Man
Blues for which she won the National Board of Review Award for
Best Documentary; Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike
Tyson for which she was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding
Individual Achievement in Directing; and A Force of Nature,
featured in many festivals.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
BARBARA KOPPLE
In 1991, Harlan County USA was named to the National Film
Registry by the Librarian of Congress and designated an American
Film Classic. Harlan County USA was recently restored and
preserved by the Women’s Preservation Fund and the Academy
Film Archive. Barbara has been awarded the Human Rights Watch
Film Festival Irene Diamond Award, Los Angeles Film Critics
Award, National Society of Film Critics Award, the SilverDocs/
Charles Guggenheim Award, New York Women in Film & Television
Muse Award, the Maya Deren Independent Film and Video Award,
the Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Award, Women in Film &
Video of Washington, DC Women of Vision Award, the White
House Project’s EPIC Award, the International Documentary
Association Career Achievement Award and the Sundance Film
Festival Grand Jury Prize, Filmmakers Trophy & Audience Award.
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FEATURED: DAYTON O. HYDE
Dayton Hyde is a rancher, photographer, essayist and author of 17 books, including “Sandy,” “Don Coyote,” and
“Yamsi.” Dayton has been called a rancher’s rancher and a naturalist’s naturalist. He is a man whose wonderful
observations bring home the powerful fact that a human being is responsible to the land and is not its master. All his
life his curiosity has compelled him to learn all he could about every creature inhabiting the land he nurtures. As a
result, he has become an exceptional self-trained naturalist whose experiences enrich us all. Yamsi, a 6,000 acre
working cattle ranch in Oregon’s Klamath Basin, is the setting for Dayton’s lively meditation on what it means to be a
rancher in the West in the late twentieth century. Hard work and hardships at Yamsi coexist with dedication to
principles of conservation and sound ecology. His exuberant, hard-fisted, often humorous portrait of a rancher’s life
is told the way it ought to be told. He now runs The Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, an 12,000-acre ranch in
Western South Dakota where he protects wild horses.
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PRESS RELEASE
“Running Wild” To Be Shown At newportFILM
At The Newport International Polo Grounds in Rhode Island
Film marks the inspiring journey of a remarkable South Dakota cowboy
who triumphs in his quest to protect wild horses and the American West.
New York, NY – June 3, 2013 – Free Running Films is pleased to announce the participation of Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O.
Hyde at newportFILM in Rhode Island, Thursday, August 8, 2013. This cinematic adventure explores the compelling life of Hyde, a
cowboy conservationist who has dedicated his life to protecting the wild horses, land and water of the American West. It is a captivating
story of incredible determination and accomplishment, heartwarming and poignant emotional moments. Running Wild features
spectacular footage of wild horses, Hyde’s Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary in Hot Springs, South Dakota and his Yamsi Ranch in
Oregon’s Klamath Basin. The film marks Emmy Award winning producer Suzanne Mitchell’s feature directorial debut and was executive
produced by two time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple.
Running Wild and Dayton O. Hyde have received incredible audience response at the film’s previous showings at the Slamdance Film
Festival, Sedona International Film Festival, Cinequest Film Festival, Palm Beach International Film Festival, and at Sioux Fall’s Cinema
Falls screenings. The film just received both the Sarasota Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature, and the Black
Hills Film Festival Award for Best Documentary. At Cinequest, Running Wild was voted to Audience Favorite status, resulting in an
encore screening. The film has been screened to sold out, standing ovation audiences who have left theaters awed and inspired.
Running Wild will be shown on Thursday, August 8 at 8pm at the Newport International Polo Grounds at 715 East Main Road,
Portsmouth. The film will be preceded by an hour-long concert performance by singer/songwriter and Running Wild
soundtrack composer Steve Poltz, beginning at 7pm. Admission to the concert and film is free (suggested donation at the event is
$5). To RSVP for the concert and film or for further information, please visit www.newportfilm.com.
The film chronicles Hyde’s dramatic journey of challenges and successes that began in Michigan and took him across the West. From
rodeos, conservation battles and wild horse rescues to his award-winning books, personal heartbreak and new found love, Running
Wild is the self-told tale of a 6’5” cowboy who demonstrates the importance of defending our natural world. Dayton has a breathtaking
12,000-acre prairieland sanctuary, where more than 500 mustangs rescued from the controversial wild horse roundups in the west,
slaughter or misery now run free. The film includes never-before-seen footage of a Lakota Naming Ceremony, held to recognize Hyde as
a protector of sacred land. Hyde continues to fight to protect the land and reveals his current effort against a uranium mining company
that is poised to pollute the water and contaminate the ecosystems that support the residents, wildlife, and horses of the Black Hills. At
88, Hyde says, "It's going to be my last great battle, but I'm going to win this one.”
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Upon meeting Hyde years ago, Mitchell was captivated by his passion for wildlife, the clatter of hooves on the prairie, and by the
stunning backdrop of the Cheyenne River and Black Hills. She immediately began filming. Said Mitchell, “I had to make a film about
this incredible man who has handed his heart over to the West and accomplished so much through sheer will.” Mitchell has created
television series, specials and documentaries and has won awards including two Emmys, two Gracie’s, and an Omni Intermedia Award.
Producing celebrated specials for Oprah, HBO, A&E and others, Mitchell collaborates and produces a number of documentaries with
Kopple.
Running Wild is scored with an original soundtrack and soon to be released album by singer/songwriter Steve Poltz, featuring the
singles “Song For Hawk" and “I Pray It Never Comes To This” on Arrival Records. Poltz’ music has charted on Billboard and various
radio charts and he is as well known for his impressive collection of ballads, rockers and uniquely melodic finger picking acoustic tunes
as he is for “You Were Meant For Me,” which he co-wrote with Jewel. Steve debuted live performances of songs from the film’s
soundtrack at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2013, accompanied by Allie Gonino on violin/vocals (actress ABC Family’s “The
Lying Game”), John Castro on bass and Jeff “Stinky” Aafedt on percussion/drums (both formerly of The Rugburns). Poltz delivered
heartfelt acoustic performances of songs featured in the film’s soundtrack to theater audiences at the Cinequest, Sedona, Palm Beach,
Sarasota, and the Black Hills film festivals. Having just returned from major showcase performances at the Folk Alliance and SXSW,
Poltz is actively touring and will open Jewel’s west coast concerts this summer.
Suzanne Mitchell, Dayton O. Hyde, and Steve Poltz are available for interview. Film Credits: Director and Producer: Suzanne Mitchell,
Editor: R.A. Fedde, Cinematographer: Mauro Brattoli, Executive Producer: Barbara Kopple, Executive Producers: Robert Johnson and
Alejandro Perez
About newportFILM: newportFILM was founded in 2010 to nurture discovery and encourage community dialogue through the art of documentary film.
More than a festival, newportFILM brings year-round programming that features filmmaker conversations, premiere parties and panel
discussions. The program includes "newportFILM YOUTH," an inspiring series that showcases films for ages 2 - 18, "newportFILM GREEN
SCREEN," a collection of documentaries that raise awareness on environmental issues, and "newportFILM OUTDOORS," a summer-long sunset
series, which brings films out of the traditional theater setting to unique outdoor landscapes. The newportFILM OUTDOORS summer series is
presented by Kirby Perkins Construction. For more information, please call 401-649-2784 or visit www.newportFILM.com
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For information, photos, film clips, interviews:
Fran Perchick
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Running Wild
646-369-6643
[email protected]
Links:
Running Wild website: www.runningwildfilm.com
Running Wild on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningwildfilm
Running Wild on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunningWildUSA
Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary website: www.wildmustangs.com
Dayton O. Hyde website: www.daytonohyde.com
Steve Poltz: www.arrivalrecords.net/artists/StevePoltz.html
Steve Poltz “I Pray It Never Comes To This” and “Song For Hawk” from the film’s
soundtrack on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-pray-it-never-comes-to-this/id592227025 and
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/song-for-hawk-from-running/id604421114
PRESS RELEASE
Screen Media Films Rides Off With “Running Wild”
New York, June 13, 2013 – Screen Media Films announced they have acquired North American rights to the documentary
RUNNING WILD: THE LIFE OF DAYTON O. HYDE, which follows the remarkable life of activist, best-selling author, and cowboy
Dayton O. Hyde as he maintains his sanctuary for wild horses and works tirelessly to protect the vanishing landscape of the
American West. Screen Media President Suzanne Blech plans to release this very timely film nationally in theaters and on VOD
day-and-date in October 2013.
Blech said about the deal: “We feel honored to bring this truly amazing story of Dayton Hyde to the American public. Suzanne
Mitchell has captured the beauty, the soul and the spirituality of this American Hero as he continues his work in conservation and
saving the wild mustang.”
Filmmaker Suzanne Mitchell said: “After 11 years in the making, Screen Media is the perfect partner to release our film and to
spread the word about what Dayton Hyde is doing to save wild horses for the last quarter century. Now everyone can finally see
what we knew all along: Dayton’s story is universal and gives everyone permission at any age to not only do what makes you happy
but also accomplish what you truly believe in.”
RUNNING WILD: THE LIFE OF DAYTON O. HYDE examines the inspirational life of Dayton O. Hyde as a modern-day renaissance
man and one of the last old-style cowboys. Through heroic determination, he is preserving part of the American West and its
heritage. For the last 25 years, Dayton has managed the breathtaking 12,000-acre Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary in South
Dakota, where more than 500 mustangs now run free – all rescued from the controversial wild horse roundups.
The film chronicles Dayton’s dramatic journey of challenges and successes that began in Michigan and took him across the West.
Filming over the course of 11 years, director Suzanne Mitchell and her team interviewed Dayton, his family and the volunteers at the
sanctuary to reveal Dayton’s extraordinary life and vision to convey the emotional healing that the sanctuary nurtures in him, the
volunteers, and each and every horse.
He continues to fight to protect the land and reveals his current effort against a uranium mining company that is poised to pollute the
water and contaminate the ecosystems that support the residents, wildlife, and horses of the Black Hills. Combined with additional
footage of government-captured wild horses, the film presents a stark contrast between Dayton’s success in wildlife management
and protection, and how poorly the environment is managed outside of his sanctuary.
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This exuberant, hard-fisted, often humorous portrait of a rancher’s life is told the way it ought to be told. From cattle drives, rodeos,
conservation battles, wild horse rescues, personal heartbreak, and new-found love, this is the tale of a colorful 6’5” cowboy who is an
inspiration and assures each of us that we can truly make a difference at any age if we try.
The deal was negotiated by Blech and Seth Needle, Manager of Acquisitions and Marketing, on behalf of Screen Media with Peter
Broderick on behalf of the filmmakers.
RUNNING WILD: THE LIFE OF DAYTON O. HYDE is directed by Suzanne Mitchell, executive produced by two time Oscar winner
Barbara Kopple along with executive producers Alejandro Perez and Robert Johnson of UK-based Telecom 2, produced by Suzanne
Mitchell of Free Running Films, with cinematography by Mauro Brattoli and editing by R.A. Fedde. The film also features an original
soundtrack by award-winning composer Steve Poltz that will be available in conjunction with the theatrical opening. For more
information about the film, please go to www.runningwildfilm.com or https://www.facebook.com/runningwildfilm.
ABOUT SCREEN MEDIA
Screen Media acquires the rights to high quality, independent feature films for the US and Canada. Screen Media’s theatrical
releases include “Heleno,” starring Rodrigo Santoro; “La Mission,” starring Benjamin Bratt; “The City of Your Final Destination,”
starring Anthony Hopkins and Laura Linney; “Lymelife,” starring Alec Baldwin, Emma Roberts and Cynthia Nixon and “The Private
Lives of Pippa Lee” starring Robin Wright and Keanu Reeves. Since 2001, Screen Media Films has released more than 250 titles
including “Noel,” starring Penelope Cruz and Susan Sarandon; “Sherrybaby,” starring Maggie Gyllenhaal; Kevin Bacon’s directorial
debut, “Loverboy;” and Emmy nominated “Dog Whisperer” with Cesar Millan. Upcoming theatrical releases include the recent
Sundance favorites “The Lifeguard,” starring Kristen Bell, and Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s “C.O.G.”, the first film adaptation of famed
author David Sedaris, and “Secret Disco Revolution.”
Screen Media Films is a division of Screen Media Ventures, LLC. With a library of over 1,500 motion pictures, Screen Media
Ventures is one of the largest independent suppliers of high quality motion pictures to U.S. and international broadcast markets,
cable networks, home video outlets and new media venues. For more information, visit www.screenmediafilms.net.
Contacts:
Alex Klenert
PRODIGY PR
310-857-2020
[email protected]
Fran Perchick
Running Wild
646-369-6643
[email protected]
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Links:
Running Wild website: www.runningwildfilm.com
Running Wild on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningwildfilm
Running Wild on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunningWildUSA
Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary website: www.wildmustangs.com
Dayton O. Hyde website: www.daytonohyde.com
For Sponsorship Information
Contact:
Fran Perchick
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Running Wild
646-369-6643
[email protected]
Fred Diniz
Running Wild
646-541-9419
[email protected]
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