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 2010

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 Sept 22, 2009

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: 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

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