This is a profile image of Nathan Winograd, a subject of a recent interview I conducted with the Founder and Executive Director of the No Kill Advocacy Center.

Today we signed a deal with MaxAnimal to deliver American Strays the series to users all across the globe!  Stay tuned to http://www.WA2Sorg for all the updates and look for a press release to post soon! ~TM

Producers Inquiry:
MS. Development Executive
Multi-National Media Giant
New York, NY

Dear Wise And Magnificent One!

I am still doing research on who may exemplify the Ultimate "Ooooh" Moment (The Humanity) in sport and wanted to pass this by you prior to making a formal pitch.

The Moment will most likely involve a devastating scenario that all sides instantly see and relate to.   A triumphant moment usually involves at least one side not wanting the same result, and thus not feeling the same.

To that end, I have been looking into large audience (in person with a live TV component) events to find the right candidate to focus on - historical weight is also important to me. Greg Louganis and his '88 head to spring board slam and subsequent Gold medal and later AIDS controversy currently lead the possibilities. Although there are a couple of filmed presentations, I have not seen anything to the degree I believe we should have from this historic event. I wonder if the post-coming-out-AIDS backlash hurt the telling of a more compelling and detailed story earlier than now.

So, am I in the right neighborhood?

Man expected to win Gold, blows up head on spring board (world watches live) in most important event for his sport - all the world instantly responds Ooooh Nooo, Man goes on to win Gold anyway. Man writes book - blows up persona - people respond negatively to pre '88 AIDS awareness, does Man get chance to win Gold again?

By the way, most of my work revolves around witnessing and deconstructing; very slow moving, devastatingly massive, human - animal cataclysms not unlike the unfolding Lance Armstrong saga in sport. So it's a very exciting proposition to examine the depth and detail of just an instance of time. (Joe Theismann, Dale Sr., etc. don't count - not everyone saw at same time or realized what was going on and the moment was much more elongated. As you can see I am still building the conceptual foundation. Thoughts, feedback, critique are always cherished.

There are a few other possibilities to consider, and I wish to explore the "Ooooh" phenomenon a little bit through history no matter who the focus is on, with various setups... SC's Clowney hit on UM's Smith as reference is looking more and more viable every day. Side note, Louganis experienced a much more devastating head to platform slam in the late 70's

I have seen Greg as part of other docs.  Has he already been considered as a possible subject?

Thank you for the open door, love what you guys do.

Cheers!
~Tom

Actual Development Executives Response:

Dear Genius Producer,

It’s an interesting event, for sure! Just saw a whole doc on Louganis, he’s quite a character.  If you think his story has the weight to anchor the film, I’d be happy to hear it out.  Still a little hard to visualize your concept as a concise story though – again, explaining the ‘wow’ factor in sports is a tough thing to delve into in our format.

Thanks for reaching out, let me know if you’d still like to give it a go.

Sincerely,
Wise & Magnificent Development Executive


Oh boy, do we ever!  Stay tuned...

Here is that historic moment from the '88 Olympic Games

This screen came up when Hotsheet loaded today... Oh Amazon

For a $25 donation to the World Animal Awareness Society, I will send you a signed copy of the Festival DVD as well as the REAL Full Sized Poster!  See An American Opera Poster below the screenshot.

This is the One Sheet for The Greatest Pet Rescue Ever! - a euro TV ready 60 minute stripped down version of the 77 minute opus, An American Opera that my Toronto based producer's agent Octapixx is selling through their own Sky Merchants branded label.  I have never liked the idea of calling it anything other than An American Opera: The Greatest Pet Rescue Ever!  I certainly don't like how they "sold" it to their own DVD label, more than a little Sketchy.  And lastly, but certainly most important, I don't like the numbers they've generated.  I'm just sayin'... They have done nothing to earn a re-up on their contract!

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Nothing more exciting than the prospect of sharing a stage at NACA Nationals in Nashville with; Dan Savage of Savage Love or Charles Best of DonorsChoose.org or Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels of Run DMC, Spewing Seismic Somethings @ Students!  Thank you Jon Shyer, Jacqui Volkmann, and Auburn Moon Agency.  Cheers! ~TM

I am in development on a feature that looks deeply at an age old phenomena, that instantaneous moment in sport or spectacle that elicits a collective and visceral reaction from everyone who just witnessed something - good or bad.  The "Ooooh" Moment.

I am interested in hearing from as many people as possible that have experienced this in person.  A recent example would be the hit by South Carolina's Clowney on Michigan's Smith during the 2013 Outback Bowl.  Everyone who witnessed this at the moment it happened had the same collective response.  Please share your top two impressions of this experience you've had in person or watching on TV.

Cheers!
~TM

I have just received word, MSMP will be pitching a sub of one of the worlds largest producers of filmed entertainment next week.  I will keep you posted... Cheers! ~TM