12 O'Clock Boys
12 O'Clock Boys is a 2013 documentary film directed by Lotfy Nathan. The documentary focuses on urban dirt-bike riders in Baltimore, Maryland, and one boy's fascination with the group, dirt bikes, and his desire to join the 12 O'Clock Boys (for doing a high angle wheelie that mimics a clockâs hands at 12 o'clock).[1]
| 12 O'Clock Boys | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lotfy Nathan |
| Produced by | Eric Blair John Kassab |
| Music by | Joe Williams |
| Cinematography | Lotfy Nathan |
| Edited by | Thomas Niles |
| Distributed by | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The boy, Pug, was filmed over a three-year period starting when he was 13. The film also includes interviews with several members of the 12 O'Clock Boys as well as Pug's mother, Coco. The film includes footage from a variety of local newscasts and less than a minute of clips from a Baltimore dirt-bike documentary, 12 O'Clock Boyz.
The film was premiered at South by Southwest 2013, and had its Baltimore premiere at the Maryland Film Festival 2013. The film was acquired for U.S. theatrical distribution by Oscilloscope Laboratories in 2013.
Feature film adaptation
References
- "12 O'Clock Boys' Eric Blair takes Baltimore audience behind the scenes". Baltimore Post-Examiner. Retrieved 2019-05-09.