And With Him Came the West
Mike Plante / 2019 / 77 minutes
After the moment of the Gunfight at the OK Corral in late 1881, Wyatt Earp became famous in his own time. He was already known within the western territories as a tough lawman. The gunfight represented the epitome of what the wild west stood for: good guys against bad guys in a thrilling duel. The real event was 30 seconds long. The motivations behind it have complicated details. But Wyatt wanted us to forget all that. He was never shot in a gunfight and lived into old age. By chance, at a championship boxing match at the turn of the century – which became the first feature-length movie – Earp saw the power of cinema in action. He decided he could rewrite history through the magic of movies, hanging out in Hollywood in the 1920s to try to get a movie made about his life. And it actually worked.
Production Companies: Honest Engine Films, Cinemad
Director: Mike Plante
Screenwriters: Sam Green, Tim Kirk, Mike Plante
Producers: Tim Kirk, Mike Plante
Executive Producers: Robert Goldthwait, Robin Greenspun, Toby Huss, Joanne Storkan
Editors: Chris Peters, Mike Plante
Composers: Brendan Canty, Brent Green, Michael McGinley, Kate Ryan
AWARDS
2019 Reedy Reels Film Festival: Best Documentary Award
Seductive. An entrancing meditation on American mythology… like a hard-boiled private eye hosting This American Life.
The Western is a genre of contradictions, caught between historical fact and romanticized fiction. While the events and characters are often based on something real, the complex essence of reality is often sacrificed.
And With Him Came the West asks the viewer to question who makes history. Is it the people involved in the event, or the way we remember it? More than that, who stands to profit off the way we remember a particular moment?
An entrancing essay film that connects Earp’s legend to the birth of the movies, And with Him Came the West delivers a rare mix of research and atmosphere in a fascinating, informative viewing experience.
DATES | VENUE | CITY | STATE/COUNTRY |
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02-22-19 | MoMA Doc Fortnight | New York | NY |
06-05-19 to 06-13-19 | ICA | London | UK |
06-16-19 | Picturehouse Central | London | UK |
6-29-19 6-30-19 | The Texas Theatre | Dallas | TX |
07-14-19 | The Loft Cinema | Tucson | AZ |
07-17-19 | Austin Film Society | Austin | TX |
08-06-19 | Wexner Center | Columbus | OH |
08-20-19 | Utah Film Center | Salt Lake City | UT |
09-08-19 | The Autry Museum | Los Angeles | CA |
10-21-19 | John Steinbeck/Salinas City Center | Salinas | CA |
10-23-19 | Smith Rafael Film Center | San Rafael | CA |
10-24-19 | Roxie Theater | San Francisco | CA |
11-3-19 11-22-19 | Guild Cinema | Albuquerque | NM |
12-6-19 | Northwest Film Forum | Seattle | WA |
12-9-19 | Hollywood Theatre | Portland | OR |
03-19-20 | Reedy Reels Film Festival | Greenville | SC |
6-20-20 | deadCenter Film Festival | Oklahoma City | OK |
04-30-22 | Other Cinema | San Francisco | CA |