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Feb 23, 2021 · 17 Blocks ends with a tribute to those lost to gun violence in DC in the 10 years since Emmanuel’s murder – a list, over 1,200 names in tiny font, that goes on for pages, far too long. “Each one of those names could be its own documentary,” said Rothbart. “And that’s a family that’s grieving, still missing their loved one.”. In ...
By Davy Rothbart. July 18, 2017. Illustrations throughout by Zohar Lazar. One Tuesday this past spring, a taxi dropped me at the doors of Desire Pearl, a fancy “clothing-optional” resort on ...
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Davy Rothbart's magazine Found is dedicated to discarded notes, letters, flyers, photos, lists, and drawings found and sent in by readers. The magazine spawned a book, Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World, published in April 2004. A second collection was published in May 2006, a third in May 2009. The magazine is ...
The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas, a collection of Rothbart's short stories, was published in August 2005 by Simon & Schuster. A shorter version of the same book was previously self-published by Rothbart's own production company, 21 Balloons Productions. An Italian edition, Il Surfista Solitario del Montana, was published in 2007 by Coniglio Edito...
In December 2006, Geffen Records released Rothbart's documentary film How We Survive about the punk rock band Rise Against on a DVD called Generation Lost. His second Rise Against documentary, Another Station: Another Mile, which follows the band as they write songs for a new album and perform shows around the world, was released in October 2010. I...
A graduate of the alternative Community High School and the University of Michigan, Rothbart lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Los Angeles, California. His brother is photojournalist Michael Forster Rothbart.
17 Blocks: Directed by Davy Rothbart. With Cheryl Sanford, Chris Fedderson, Emmanuel Durant Jr., Denice Sanford-Durant. Using two decades of intimate home video, the story of the Sanford family, whose struggles with addiction and gun violence eventually lead to a journey of love, loss, and acceptance.
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Author, filmmaker, editor/publisher and radio storyteller Davy Rothbart knows what it's like to find your thing. The creator of Found Magazine, a frequent contributor to public radio's This American Life, and the author of a book of personal essays, “My Heart Is An Idiot” and a collection of stories, “The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas”, he writes regularly for GQ Magazine and ...
Feb 8, 2021 · Made in a unique collaboration with filmmaker and journalist Davy Rothbart — author, editor of Found magazine, and director of “Medora,” 17 BLOCKS focuses on four generations of the Sanford Family, including Emmanuel, a promising student; his brother, Smurf, a local drug dealer; his sister, Denice, an aspiring cop; and his mother, Cheryl, who must conquer her own demons for her family to ...
