Exclusive: Small Town Strong, a feature documentary about the comeback of a small Ohio town facing a growing opioid crisis, has been acquired by Nacelle for distribution. The docu is produced by Pono Productions and Nacelle.
The logline: Realizing no one is coming to save them from a growing opioid crisis, the people of Portsmouth Ohio, led by Army veteran and CrossFit gym owner Dale King, band together to create real change. Fighting back against fentanyl with fitness, Dale and his misfit band work to make a difference in what was once called the “pill mill” capital of America. Using kettlebells and the energy of Dale’s gym, this documentary details how one small town community can make a difference, one recovery at a time.
“Small Town Strong highlights the struggles of those left behind in Appalachian America,” said brothers Chase and Spencer Millsap, who co-direct. “For too long, we...
The logline: Realizing no one is coming to save them from a growing opioid crisis, the people of Portsmouth Ohio, led by Army veteran and CrossFit gym owner Dale King, band together to create real change. Fighting back against fentanyl with fitness, Dale and his misfit band work to make a difference in what was once called the “pill mill” capital of America. Using kettlebells and the energy of Dale’s gym, this documentary details how one small town community can make a difference, one recovery at a time.
“Small Town Strong highlights the struggles of those left behind in Appalachian America,” said brothers Chase and Spencer Millsap, who co-direct. “For too long, we...
- 8/2/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Ten Weeks, a ten-part docuseries with rare access to the U.S. Army’s basic training ritual, will debut tomorrow, Veterans Day, on the Roku Channel.
The Roku Original show was produced by Blumhouse Television and We Are the Mighty, the military-focused media company founded and run by former MTV exec David Gale. It was made in 2019 and intended for Quibi, the short-lived mobile streaming service. After Roku acquired the Quibi portfolio last January, the show’s release finally came into focus. All Roku Originals stream on the free, ad-supported Roku Channel, which reaches households with 70 million people via Roku’s platforms as well as outlets like Amazon Fire and select Samsung smart TVs.
The production secured the co-operation of the U.S. Army, enabling it to foreground five individual recruits among the larger crowd going through training at Fort Jackson, Sc. According to the show’s backers, it had been...
The Roku Original show was produced by Blumhouse Television and We Are the Mighty, the military-focused media company founded and run by former MTV exec David Gale. It was made in 2019 and intended for Quibi, the short-lived mobile streaming service. After Roku acquired the Quibi portfolio last January, the show’s release finally came into focus. All Roku Originals stream on the free, ad-supported Roku Channel, which reaches households with 70 million people via Roku’s platforms as well as outlets like Amazon Fire and select Samsung smart TVs.
The production secured the co-operation of the U.S. Army, enabling it to foreground five individual recruits among the larger crowd going through training at Fort Jackson, Sc. According to the show’s backers, it had been...
- 11/10/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
A project five years in the making, “Ten Weeks,” a docu-series about recruits going through the U.S. Army basic training, is slated to premiere on the Roku Channel on Thursday, Nov. 11, in recognition of Veterans Day.
The 10-part Roku original “Ten Weeks” is produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and We Are the Mighty. The series follows five young Americans through 10 weeks of basic training, showing their transformation from civilians into soldiers. The series marks the first time in more than two decades that the U.S. Army has allowed cameras to capture an unfiltered look at basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, according to producers.
“Ten Weeks” was originally greenlit by Quibi, the now-defunct mobile subscription streamer, whose content library was acquired by Roku in early 2021. (The show never aired on Quibi.) “Ten Weeks,” whose episodes run 8-10 minutes in length, will be available free to stream...
The 10-part Roku original “Ten Weeks” is produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and We Are the Mighty. The series follows five young Americans through 10 weeks of basic training, showing their transformation from civilians into soldiers. The series marks the first time in more than two decades that the U.S. Army has allowed cameras to capture an unfiltered look at basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, according to producers.
“Ten Weeks” was originally greenlit by Quibi, the now-defunct mobile subscription streamer, whose content library was acquired by Roku in early 2021. (The show never aired on Quibi.) “Ten Weeks,” whose episodes run 8-10 minutes in length, will be available free to stream...
- 11/10/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Scott Budnick’s One Community has optioned Chase Millsap and Charley Dane’s script No Way in Hell, and will produce it for film with Gunpowder & Sky and Mazo Partners.
The action thriller is inspired by the real-life experiences of Millsap, who is a veteran of both the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army Special Forces. It centers on a Marine Corps vet’s quest to help the Iraqi interpreter who saved his life in combat flee Isis and find safety for his family, after official channels fail him.
No Way in Hell is being produced in association with veteran-led digital publisher and media agency, We Are The Mighty, with David Gale and Mazo Partners’ David Clark serving as individual producers on the project, and Millsap exec producing alongside Dane.
“The Marines live by the motto of ‘Semper Fidelis’ (always faithful) so when I got a...
The action thriller is inspired by the real-life experiences of Millsap, who is a veteran of both the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army Special Forces. It centers on a Marine Corps vet’s quest to help the Iraqi interpreter who saved his life in combat flee Isis and find safety for his family, after official channels fail him.
No Way in Hell is being produced in association with veteran-led digital publisher and media agency, We Are The Mighty, with David Gale and Mazo Partners’ David Clark serving as individual producers on the project, and Millsap exec producing alongside Dane.
“The Marines live by the motto of ‘Semper Fidelis’ (always faithful) so when I got a...
- 10/29/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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