Alfred Spellman

Alfred Spellman
Alfred Spellman
	Spellman at the 2015 Miami International Film Festival presentation of Dawg Fight
Born	November 15, 1978 (age 42); Miami Beach, Florida
Occupation	Film/TV Producer
Years active	2000-present
Known for	Cocaine Cowboys, ESPN 30 for 30's The U, Screwball, 537 Votes

Alfred Spellman is an American film and television producer who co-founded the media studio rakontur.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Early life[]

Spellman was born in Miami Beach, Florida on November 15, 1978. He graduated from North Miami Beach Senior High.

Filmography[]

Raw Deal: A Question of Consent (2001)^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Cocaine Cowboys (2006)^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin With The Godmother (2008)^[14]^[15]
Clubland (2008)^[16]
The U (2009)^[17]^[18]^[19]
Square Grouper (2011)^[20]^[21]
Limelight (2011)^[22]^[23]
Broke (2012)^[24]
Collision Course (2013)^[25]
The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop (2014)^[26]
Cocaine Cowboys Reloaded (2014)^[27]
The U Part 2 (2014)^[28]
Dawg Fight (2015)^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]
Miami Beach 100 (2015)^[34]
Magic City Hustle (2019)^[35]
Screwball (2019)^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]^[44]^[45]
537 Votes (2020)^[46]^[47]^[48]^[49]^[50]^[51]^[52]
Macho Man (2021)^[53]
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami (2021)

References[]

^ Farzad, Roben (August 28, 2008). "Rakontur Films' Marketing Strategy". Bloomberg Businessweek.
^ Dyksterhouse, Landon. "Cocaine Cowboys Producer Alfred Spellman talks storytelling and trust in doc filmmaking". Videomaker.
^ Valys, Phillip (March 23, 2012). "Rakontur: Storytelling with pulp". Sun-Sentinel.
^ "Rakontur: Learn How a Tiny Company Can Produce 5 Documentaries in a Year". Indiewire. April 15, 2011.
^ Guerrasio, Jason (August 10, 2017). "How the 'Cocaine Cowboys' filmmakers built a career interviewing Miami's most notorious gangsters". Business Insider.
^ "Raw Deal: A Question of Consent". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ McCarthy, Todd (February 6, 2001). "Raw Deal: A Question of Consent". Variety.
^ "Raw Deal: A Question of Consent". Film Threat. January 26, 2001.
^ Barker, Adam (January 27, 2002). "A question of consent". The Guardian.
^ "Cocaine Cowboys". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ Murray, Noel (October 26, 2006). "Cocaine Cowboys". AV Club.
^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (27 October 2006). "Cocaine Cowboys (2006) A Culture Built of Guns, Drugs and Blood". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
^ "Cocaine Cowboys". Film Threat. October 25, 2006.
^ Koehler, Robert (June 25, 2008). "Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin' With the Godmother". Variety.
^ Duran, Jose (July 29, 2008). "Cocaine Cowboys 2 Takes Its Cues From '90s West Coast Hood Flicks". Miami New Times.
^ Alvarado, Francisco (November 18, 2008). "Ego Trippin': Rakontur's Clubland Finally Hits the Web". Miami New Times.
^ Tobias, Scott (December 13, 2009). "30 For 30: "The U"". AV Club.
^ Levine, Stuart (December 16, 2009). "'The U' sets docu record at ESPN". Variety.
^ Deitsch, Richard (August 13, 2017). "Ranking the Best 30 for 30 Documentaries (So Far)". Sports Illustrated.
^ O'Hehir, Andrew (April 16, 2011). ""Square Grouper": A hilarious, tragic tale of Florida ganja". Salon.
^ "Square Grouper". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (September 22, 2011). "Rise and Fall of a Nightclub Impresario". New York Times.
^ Weisberg, Sam (September 24, 2011). ""Limelight," the NYC club phenomenon that was". Screen Comment.
^ Tobias, Scott (October 2, 2012). "30 For 30: "Broke"". AV Club.
^ Martin, Vanessa (September 26, 2013). "Watch 'Collision Course,' Billy Corben's New ESPN '30 For 30' Short On The Murder Of Don Aronow (VIDEO)". HuffPost.
^ Williams, Brennan (February 25, 2014). "Steve Stoute Talks VH1 Docu-Series 'The Tanning Of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop'". HuffPost.
^ Kluger, Bryan (June 3, 2014). "Cocaine Cowboys Reloaded". High Def Digest.
^ Lowry, Brian (December 11, 2014). "TV Review: ESPN's 'The U Part 2'". Variety.
^ Rodriguez, Rene (March 6, 2015). "Dawg Fight". Miami Herald.
^ Valys, Phillip (March 10, 2015). "Billy Corben's 'Dawg Fight' steps into the ring". Sun-Sentinel.
^ Wilson, Chris (March 9, 2015). "Cocaine Cowboys Director Takes on Backyard Fighting". Maxim.
^ Rodriguez, Rene (March 6, 2015). "'Dawg Fight'". Miami Herald.
^ Montgomery, James (May 15, 2015). "'Dawg Fight' Director Pulls No Punches With His Brutal New Film". Rolling Stone.
^ "Watch Miami Beach 100". rakontur.
^ "New 'Magic City Hustle' Documentary Brings Jai Alai Back To Life". WLRN. March 1, 2019.
^ Rosenthal, Phil (April 1, 2019). "The gang that couldn't shoot up straight: 'Screwball' a comic take on A-Rod's PED scandal". Chicago Tribune.
^ Tallerico, Brian (March 29, 2019). "Screwball". RogerEbert.com.
^ Gay, Jason (March 28, 2019). "How A-Rod Explains Modern America". Wall Street Journal.
^ Schager, Nick (March 23, 2019). "'Screwball': Inside the Damning Steroid Movie Alex Rodriguez Doesn't Want You to See". The Daily Beast.
^ Mullen, Pat (September 15, 2018). "TIFF Review: 'Screwball'". POV.
^ Mancini, Vince (March 28, 2019). "'Screwball' Is Another Masterpiece Of Insane Floridiana From Filmmaker Billy Corben". Uproxx.
^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (March 28, 2019). "Review: Alex Rodriguez and the 2013 MLB doping scandal get the doc treatment in 'Screwball'". Los Angeles Times.
^ Abele, Robert (March 26, 2019). "'Screwball' Film Review: Billy Corben's Baseball Doping Doc Is Disreputable Fun". The Wrap.
^ McNear, Claire (April 5, 2019). "'Screwball' Is the Bizarro Documentary A-Rod and the Biogenesis Scandal Deserve". The Ringer.
^ "Screwball". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ Roeper, Richard (October 20, 2020). "'537 Votes': How the Supreme Court and irate people in Miami picked a president". Chicago Sun-Times.
^ Kroll, Andy (October 22, 2020). "Remember Bush v. Gore — or Be Doomed to Repeat It". Rolling Stone.
^ Williams, Trey (September 18, 2020). "HBO to Debut 2000 Presidential Election Doc '537 Votes' on Oct. 21". The Wrap.
^ Cohen, Howard (September 18, 2020). "New HBO documentary by Miami filmmakers revisits 2000 election as a 'heist' film". Miami Herald.
^ "537 Votes". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ Mancini, Vince (October 21, 2020). "Miami Screwed The World In 2000: '537 Votes' Caps Off Billy Corben's Career Documenting 'Florida F*ckery'". Uproxx.
^ Lowry, Brian (October 21, 2020). "'537 Votes' revisits Florida election chaos in 2000 as a prelude to 2020". CNN.
^ "A&E and WWE Give Fans the Ultimate Ringside Seat in New 10-Week Original Programming Partnership Starting Sunday, April 18". The Futon Critic. February 23, 2021.

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[1] Farzad, Roben (August 28, 2008). "Rakontur Films' Marketing Strategy". Bloomberg Businessweek.

[2] Dyksterhouse, Landon. "Cocaine Cowboys Producer Alfred Spellman talks storytelling and trust in doc filmmaking". Videomaker.

[3] Valys, Phillip (March 23, 2012). "Rakontur: Storytelling with pulp". Sun-Sentinel.

[4] "Rakontur: Learn How a Tiny Company Can Produce 5 Documentaries in a Year". Indiewire. April 15, 2011.

[5] Guerrasio, Jason (August 10, 2017). "How the 'Cocaine Cowboys' filmmakers built a career interviewing Miami's most notorious gangsters". Business Insider.

[6] "Raw Deal: A Question of Consent". Rotten Tomatoes.

[7] McCarthy, Todd (February 6, 2001). "Raw Deal: A Question of Consent". Variety.

[8] "Raw Deal: A Question of Consent". Film Threat. January 26, 2001.

[9] Barker, Adam (January 27, 2002). "A question of consent". The Guardian.

[10] "Cocaine Cowboys". Rotten Tomatoes.

[11] Murray, Noel (October 26, 2006). "Cocaine Cowboys". AV Club.

[12] Catsoulis, Jeannette (27 October 2006). "Cocaine Cowboys (2006) A Culture Built of Guns, Drugs and Blood". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

[13] "Cocaine Cowboys". Film Threat. October 25, 2006.

[14] Koehler, Robert (June 25, 2008). "Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin' With the Godmother". Variety.

[15] Duran, Jose (July 29, 2008). "Cocaine Cowboys 2 Takes Its Cues From '90s West Coast Hood Flicks". Miami New Times.

[16] Alvarado, Francisco (November 18, 2008). "Ego Trippin': Rakontur's Clubland Finally Hits the Web". Miami New Times.

[17] Tobias, Scott (December 13, 2009). "30 For 30: "The U"". AV Club.

[18] Levine, Stuart (December 16, 2009). "'The U' sets docu record at ESPN". Variety.

[19] Deitsch, Richard (August 13, 2017). "Ranking the Best 30 for 30 Documentaries (So Far)". Sports Illustrated.

[20] O'Hehir, Andrew (April 16, 2011). ""Square Grouper": A hilarious, tragic tale of Florida ganja". Salon.

[21] "Square Grouper". Rotten Tomatoes.

[22] Catsoulis, Jeannette (September 22, 2011). "Rise and Fall of a Nightclub Impresario". New York Times.

[23] Weisberg, Sam (September 24, 2011). ""Limelight," the NYC club phenomenon that was". Screen Comment.

[24] Tobias, Scott (October 2, 2012). "30 For 30: "Broke"". AV Club.

[25] Martin, Vanessa (September 26, 2013). "Watch 'Collision Course,' Billy Corben's New ESPN '30 For 30' Short On The Murder Of Don Aronow (VIDEO)". HuffPost.

[26] Williams, Brennan (February 25, 2014). "Steve Stoute Talks VH1 Docu-Series 'The Tanning Of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop'". HuffPost.

[27] Kluger, Bryan (June 3, 2014). "Cocaine Cowboys Reloaded". High Def Digest.

[28] Lowry, Brian (December 11, 2014). "TV Review: ESPN's 'The U Part 2'". Variety.

[29] Rodriguez, Rene (March 6, 2015). "Dawg Fight". Miami Herald.

[30] Valys, Phillip (March 10, 2015). "Billy Corben's 'Dawg Fight' steps into the ring". Sun-Sentinel.

[31] Wilson, Chris (March 9, 2015). "Cocaine Cowboys Director Takes on Backyard Fighting". Maxim.

[32] Rodriguez, Rene (March 6, 2015). "'Dawg Fight'". Miami Herald.

[33] Montgomery, James (May 15, 2015). "'Dawg Fight' Director Pulls No Punches With His Brutal New Film". Rolling Stone.

[34] "Watch Miami Beach 100". rakontur.

[35] "New 'Magic City Hustle' Documentary Brings Jai Alai Back To Life". WLRN. March 1, 2019.

[36] Rosenthal, Phil (April 1, 2019). "The gang that couldn't shoot up straight: 'Screwball' a comic take on A-Rod's PED scandal". Chicago Tribune.

[37] Tallerico, Brian (March 29, 2019). "Screwball". RogerEbert.com.

[38] Gay, Jason (March 28, 2019). "How A-Rod Explains Modern America". Wall Street Journal.

[39] Schager, Nick (March 23, 2019). "'Screwball': Inside the Damning Steroid Movie Alex Rodriguez Doesn't Want You to See". The Daily Beast.

[40] Mullen, Pat (September 15, 2018). "TIFF Review: 'Screwball'". POV.

[41] Mancini, Vince (March 28, 2019). "'Screwball' Is Another Masterpiece Of Insane Floridiana From Filmmaker Billy Corben". Uproxx.

[42] Rechtshaffen, Michael (March 28, 2019). "Review: Alex Rodriguez and the 2013 MLB doping scandal get the doc treatment in 'Screwball'". Los Angeles Times.

[43] Abele, Robert (March 26, 2019). "'Screwball' Film Review: Billy Corben's Baseball Doping Doc Is Disreputable Fun". The Wrap.

[44] McNear, Claire (April 5, 2019). "'Screwball' Is the Bizarro Documentary A-Rod and the Biogenesis Scandal Deserve". The Ringer.

[45] "Screwball". Rotten Tomatoes.

[46] Roeper, Richard (October 20, 2020). "'537 Votes': How the Supreme Court and irate people in Miami picked a president". Chicago Sun-Times.

[47] Kroll, Andy (October 22, 2020). "Remember Bush v. Gore — or Be Doomed to Repeat It". Rolling Stone.

[48] Williams, Trey (September 18, 2020). "HBO to Debut 2000 Presidential Election Doc '537 Votes' on Oct. 21". The Wrap.

[49] Cohen, Howard (September 18, 2020). "New HBO documentary by Miami filmmakers revisits 2000 election as a 'heist' film". Miami Herald.

[50] "537 Votes". Rotten Tomatoes.

[51] Mancini, Vince (October 21, 2020). "Miami Screwed The World In 2000: '537 Votes' Caps Off Billy Corben's Career Documenting 'Florida F*ckery'". Uproxx.

[52] Lowry, Brian (October 21, 2020). "'537 Votes' revisits Florida election chaos in 2000 as a prelude to 2020". CNN.

[53] "A&E and WWE Give Fans the Ultimate Ringside Seat in New 10-Week Original Programming Partnership Starting Sunday, April 18". The Futon Critic. February 23, 2021.

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Alfred Spellman
Spellman at the 2015 Miami International Film Festival presentation of Dawg Fight
Born	(1978-11-15) November 15, 1978 (age 42) Miami Beach, Florida
Occupation	Film/TV Producer
Years active	2000-present
Known for	Cocaine Cowboys, ESPN 30 for 30's The U, Screwball, 537 Votes