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  • We had a NYC screening of the 4k restoration of Tarpon, alongside All That is Sacred, at the Maysles Documentary Center. What a honor!

  • An amazing outdoor screening in Queens for Rockaway Film Festival in collab with Surfrider for World Ocean Day on June 8, 2024.

  • In January, we screened Tarpon in Key West at the Tropic Cinema. United in their love of literature and fishing (and cocaine and LSD), the likes of McGuane, Jim Harrison, Richard Brautigan and Jimmy Buffett made early ’70s Key West a kind of mecca. Filmmakers Guy De La Valdene and Christian Odasso document the scene in their obscure film called TARPON, from 1974. It shares the screen with ALL THAT IS SACRED, a contemporary companion piece that borrows footage from the earlier film, and further honors the “hippie Algonquin Round Table,” a crew survived only by McGuane.

  • We had a successful screening in early November in Livingston, Montana with Scott Ballew’s short, “All That is Sacred.” A poignant moment as many locals had deep ties to the characters in the films. Not a dry eye in the theatre.

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    Double Feature Spotlight Film! Tarpon (1973) and All That is Sacred by Scott Ballew will screen at the Key West Film Festival mid-November. Thomas McGuane will receive the GoldenKey Award in person. Q&A following film.

    Please visit Key West FF for schedule and ticketing information!

  • Tarpon (1973) will be screening at the Bedford Playhouse on October 11th. This is a fundraiser for the Bonefish Tarpon Trust and Oceanaid 360. Space is limited. Please RSVP to bph1975@gmail.com to reserve a spot. All attendees are required to show a donation receipt from\either www.bonefishtarpontrust.org or www.oceanaid360.org. Suggested donation of $100.

    September 1, 2023

  • The newest 4k restoration of Tarpon (1973) premiered at the Telluride Film Festival '23, alongside the fantastic short film, "All That is Sacred," by Scott Ballew. "All That is Sacred" revisits Key West in the early 70s, the making of Tarpon, and the long-standing friendships between the writer and musicians of that era.

    September 15, 2023