12 O'Clock Boys
{{short description|2013 documentary film directed by Lotfy Nathan}}
{{About|the 2013 documentary film|2020 feature film named "12 O'Clock Boys" as a working title|Charm City Kings}}
{{Infobox film
| name = 12 O'Clock Boys
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| director = Lotfy Nathan
| producer = John Kassab
Eric Blair
Tom Colley
| writer =
| starring =
| music = Joe Williams
| cinematography = Lotfy Nathan
| editing = Thomas Niles
| distributor = Oscilloscope Laboratories
| released = {{Film date|2013|03||SXSW}}
| runtime = 75 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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12 O'Clock Boys is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Lotfy Nathan. The documentary focuses on urban dirt-bike riders in Baltimore, Maryland, and one boy's fascination with dirt bikes and desire to join the 12 O'Clock Boys group (named for doing a high angle wheelie that mimics a clock’s hands at 12 o'clock).{{cite news |author= Anthony C. Hayes |url=http://baltimorepostexaminer.com/12-oclock-boys-eric-blair-takes-baltimore-audience-behind-scenes/2014/03/01 |title=12 O'Clock Boys' Eric Blair takes Baltimore audience behind the scenes |work=Baltimore Post-Examiner |date=2014-03-01 |accessdate=2021-03-02}}
Production
The group, known as the "12 O'Clock Boyz", emerged at illegal street rides by the start of the 21st century, and two members videotaped the stunts in 2001 and 2003.{{cite news |author=Tim Hill |url=https://citypaperarchives.com/story.php?id=6633 |title=Taking it to the Streets with the 12 O'Clock Boyz |newspaper=Baltimore City Paper |date=2003-05-21 |accessdate=2021-03-02 }} For the documentary the boy, Pug, was filmed over several years starting when he was 11, using a high-speed Phantom camera, whose footage was slowed, as well as a Canon 7G, with the crew strapped into the bed of a truck. Nathan, the director, was arrested once on suspicion of participation in the rides. The film also includes interviews with members of the group as well as Pug's mother, Coco, plus footage from a variety of local newscasts and clips from the 12 O'Clock Boyz videos.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
Release
The film was premiered at South by Southwest 2013,{{cite news |author=Erin Whitney |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/01/sxsw-film-announces-2013-features-lineup-latest-from-bryan-poyser-and-john-sayles-among-world-premieres-41485/ |title=SXSW Film Announces 2013 Features Lineup; Latest From Bryan Poyser and John Sayles Among World Premieres |website=Indiewire |date=2013-01-31 |accessdate=2021-03-02 }} and had its Baltimore premiere at the Maryland Film Festival 2013.{{cite news |author=Chris Kaltenbach |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/movies/bs-ae-film-festival-20130512-story.html |title=Maryland Film Festival 2013 continues event's expansion |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=2013-05-13 |accessdate=2021-03-02 }} It was acquired for U.S. theatrical distribution by Oscilloscope Laboratories in 2013.{{cite web |author=Mike Fleming Jr. |url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/sxsw-oscilloscope-acquires-12-oclock-boys-461508/ |title=SXSW: Oscilloscope Acquires '12 O’Clock Boys' |website=Deadline |date=2013-03-26 |accessdate=2021-03-02 }}
Feature film adaptation
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://12oclockboys.com/}}
- {{IMDb title|2420006|12 O'Clock Boys}}
- {{Rotten-tomatoes|12_oclock_boys_2013|12 O'Clock Boys}}
Category:2013 documentary films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:African-American films
Category:African-American history in Baltimore
Category:American sports documentary films
Category:Films set in Baltimore
Category:Films shot in Baltimore
Category:Films shot in Maryland
Category:Kickstarter-funded documentaries
Category:English-language documentary films
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