Spirit of the Marathon director signs up to create "Boston".

[clseale]

I'm ridiculously excited about this! I'm going to need one of you H&Fers to get in on this, and be one of the runners they follow.

www.runnersworld.com/boston-marathon/2014-boston-marathon-to-get-feature-film-treatment?cm_mmc=Facebook-_-RunnersWorld-_-Content-News-_-BostonMarathonFilm

The Boston Marathon organizers announced yesterday that they have signed a contract with Jon Dunham to produce a documentary movie about this year’s marathon. Dunham is well known in marathon circles for his two previous marathon movies, Spirit of the Marathon and Spirit of the Marathon II. The new movie has the working title of Boston.



Dunham’s movie is expected to be released in late 2015. “As a marathoner myself, I’m incredibly honored to have this opportunity,” Dunham told Runner's World Newswire. “Boston has always represented the ultimate to me, and I intend to do justice to the race’s history and to everyone who has ever run it.”



Dunham ran his first marathon in Los Angeles in 1993, and has a PR of 3:22 from Chicago in 2001. He has filmed Boston several times for other projects, but has never run the race. “Maybe after this film is finished, I’ll be able to focus enough on my training to qualify for Boston,” he said.



The film will document the history of the Boston Marathon, from its origins in 1897 when it was first organized by the Boston Athletic Association. It will be structured around the 2014 event, with appropriate attention to last year’s bombings at the finish line.



“I hope to tell the story of Boston’s most dramatic and important moments, and that would have to include last year,” said Dunham, who has already taken up residence in Boston. “But this isn’t going to be a movie about the bombs. It’s going to be about the organizers, the special volunteers, the people along the course, and particularly about the runners and their personal quests at Boston.”



Dunham’s production company, LA Roma Films, has been granted exclusive documentary rights to the 2014 Boston Marathon. The company will work in partnership with Universal Sports, which has the live TV rights.



“We look forward to an exciting movie that tells of Boston’s colorful 118-year history, and shows the strength of spirit of those who make this race a success,” said Tom Grilk, executive director of the B.A.A.



The Boston Marathon has never been the subject of a feature-length documentary film. While Dunham will not be allowed to film on the course, owing to B.A.A. concerns about runner safety, he expects the film to be his most thorough marathon documentary yet. His previous marathon films followed the Chicago and Rome marathons.



“We’re going to do everything we can to tell the full story of the Boston Marathon,” he said. “This will be the most expensive film ever made about a marathon.”



For more information, see the movie's website.

[thom]

Neat! I will be waiting for this one!

[kams]

Oooooooh! Exciting!

[Wines Not Whines]

Nice!

I still haven't found SOTM2 anywhere. Why isn't it in Netflix??

[clseale]

Feb 12, 2014 6:34:16 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

Nice!

I still haven't found SOTM2 anywhere. Why isn't it in Netflix??

Maybe they'll put it up soon. I remember last year, when hype was building for SOTM2, they put the original up on Netflix. I saw it in the theatre and really enjoyed it. Of course this movie isn't going to be released until the end of next year, but maybe the announcement will be enough to make them put the latest movie up. 

[emuni04]

Cool! I loved SOTM...I never had that emotional, crying moment after I crossed the finish line at Chicago, but I bawled like a baby a few months later watching the first movie. I still haven't watch SOTM2 yet.

[chitownbelle]

Amazing!! I too haven't seen 2...it played in theatres for one day, on a Wednesday, and I missed it. Who on here is running Boston this year?

[runaways]

This looks awesome! I also still need to see SOTM2. I'm hoping it'll go up on netflix soon!

[clseale]

Feb 12, 2014 12:51:02 GMT -5 chitownbelle said:

Amazing!! I too haven't seen 2...it played in theatres for one day, on a Wednesday, and I missed it. Who on here is running Boston this year?

I think we have cinco, runblondie26, shorewife, and maybe fryjack2? 

[fryjack2]

Feb 12, 2014 13:06:19 GMT -5 clseale said:

Feb 12, 2014 12:51:02 GMT -5 chitownbelle said:

Amazing!! I too haven't seen 2...it played in theatres for one day, on a Wednesday, and I missed it. Who on here is running Boston this year?

I think we have cinco, runblondie26, shorewife, and maybe fryjack2? 

Yes, I am

I will definitely have to see it!  I cry at every marathon I run, and every year cheering on the Boston runners.  I have no idea how I'm going to run through Kenmore this year.  The memories are going to be so tough.

[shorewife]

Yes I'm in too!!
I think it will be tough to watch too. Maybe I'll have to see it AFTER the race….

[runblondie26]

Yep, I'm in too!

[clseale]

Feb 12, 2014 16:13:57 GMT -5 shorewife said:

Yes I'm in too!!
I think it will be tough to watch too. Maybe I'll have to see it AFTER the race….

You're in luck! It's not coming out until the end of 2015. lol

[chitownbelle]

I thought I read this as "it hasn't started filming yet, so maybe one of our H&Fers can be a runner they follow..." Right? Ladies, sign up!! ;-)