Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo

‘Sweethearts’ airs on Channel 4 in the UK!

sweethearts — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:02:22 +0000

‘Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo’ is airing on Channel 4 Tuesday November 3rd at 10pm.

More details here.

‘Sweethearts’ Screens at the London Film Festival

sweethearts — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:51:56 +0000

At the end of October we flew to England to show ‘Sweethearts’ at the BFI London Film Festival. The British Audience had lots of questions after the screening for us, not just on the idea of a prison rodeo, but on the idea of rodeos in the first place. They also asked about the War on Drugs in America- hearing about the long sentences these women had served surprised many people. All in all it was an interesting experience to be far from home watching the film with foreign audiences. Thank you to Michael and the rest of the gracious crew at BFI for hosting us and providing such a nice time.

We also had the pleasure of attending a photography show of our ‘Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo’ photographs by Dr.Craig Smith and Shane Brown at the London College of Communication. Dr. Smith is the senior lecturer there and had spent the month of October focusing on ‘Sweethearts’ with his students.

Send us your feedback

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:02:36 +0000

Hope you enjoyed the film. Tell us what you think.

Please send comments to: info@sweetheartsoftheprisonrodeo.com

‘Sweethearts’ screening at the Lexington Men’s Prison

sweethearts — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:22:19 +0000

Click here to view the embedded video.

‘Sweethearts’ in New Orleans

sweethearts — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:30:14 +0000

‘Sweethearts’ Screening at the 20th Annual New Orleans Film Festival

Sun, Oct 11 5:00 PM

‘Sweethearts’ Goes Back to Prison!

sweethearts — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:17:44 +0000

October 6th, 2009 we went inside Danny’s prison to show the film to him and other medium-security inmates. Watching their reaction was a great experience- of course they cheered and cringed at all the glorious and violent moments of the rodeo. But they also showed true compassion for their female counterparts. After the film we had a Q&A, and the inmates started a discussion amongst themselves about the consequences of locking up mothers. Danny himself was horrified to see the cow trailer they put the girls in to go to the try outs. And he caught a lot of flack from his fellow inmates about a pair of glasses he was sporting in the film. They told him it was a good thing he got rid of them, and he said he didn’t know the fashion police were here in prison with him.

HBO Screening night photos

sweethearts — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:13:22 +0000

The broadcast premiere of Sweethearts was stupendous! Thank you everyone who tuned in and left wonderful comments about the film. Here are some photos from the special night in New York with Jamie Brooks in attendance for the Q&A, along with director and crew.

National Television Premiere!

sweethearts — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:36:29 +0000

Watch the Television premiere of Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo THURSDAY, Sept. 17th at 7pm on Cinemax HD.

CINEMAX Schedule
Thu - 9/17 - 07:00PM CINEMAX - EASTCINEMAX - EAST
Fri - 9/25 - 07:30AM CINEMAX - EASTCINEMAX - EAST
Sun - 9/27 - 06:50AM MORE MAX - EASTMORE MAX - EAST
Tue - 10/6 - 08:00AM WMAX - EASTWMAX - EAST
Thu - 10/29 - 06:45AM WMAX - EASTWMAX - EAST

More Screenings!

sweethearts — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:07:14 +0000

We are pleased to announce there are more screenings confirmed for Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo. The film will take part in the following upcoming festivals (dates and times to be announced):

Indie Memphis in Tennessee

Reykjavik in Iceland

The Times BFI London

Southern Winds Film Festival

sweethearts — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:36:48 +0000

Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo will be screening in Shawnee, Oklahoma on September 11, 2009 at 9:30pm as part of the Southern Winds Film Festival. For venue location and details visit the b-side website: Southern Winds Film Festival and add it to your festival calendar!