RICKY FILMS

When an outstanding athlete is left a quadriplegic after a freak car accident, his mother finds a way to keep his hope and competitive spirit alive through the sport of pigeon racing. Together, this mother-son team become world-class champions in this highly competitive sport. TRT: 29:00​​

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With Wings To Fly - The story of a champion pigeon racer

A film two years in the making. When the City of Albany plans to transform a stretch land into a public park, three outspoken squatters rebel against the intrusion. Sarah, Dancer and John Paul are forced to contend with life altering decisions.

TRT: 59:00

  • ​​Official Selection: Tiburon International Film Festival
    • ​Marin Filmmaker's Panelist for Q & A
  • Official Selection: Mill Valley International Film Festival
  • Offical Selection: Fairfax Documenatary Film Festival 4th Annual
  • Official Selection: California Independent Film Festival
  • Official Selection: Orinda Film Society
    •  Fall Film Series Honoring Women Filmmakers
  • Bay Cities Film Festival, Marin County, Ca.​​
  • BEST BETS - Marin Independent Journal
  • Documental Film Series, Santa Monica, Ca.

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  • Official Selection: 17th Annual Contemporary Documentary Series  
    • Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and UCLA Film and Television Archive
  • Official Selection: 1st Annual Fairfax Documentary Film Festival
    • Fairfax, California
  • Independent Feature Project's "Independents In Flights"
    • Screened on all Northwest Airlines International Flights
  • IDA's DocTober Film Festival
    • Pasadena, California - Qualifying for Academy Nominations
  • Reviewed and Recommended:
    • School Library Journal
    • Booklist​
  • Honorable Mention - Heart of America Award 

The Mountain Play - A Marin Tradition

  • ​​​​​​​​​​The Bravo Channel
    • Entertainment Breaks
  • Mill Valley International Film Festival
    • Opening Film for the War of the Worlds  for the 1st annual Movie On The Mountain
    • Audience of over 500
  • Winner of Bronze Apple Award
    • National Education Media Network, Oakland, California
  • Official Selection:
    • Marin County Festival of Short Films

The Landfill  - A film about homelessness, power & choice

Shot in 16mm film, this film was the first to showcase the remarkable eighty-one year history of Marin County's mountaintop theater.

The Mountain Play - A Marin Tradition.  TRT: 12:00