No Mas And James Blagden’s Animation Featured On Ice Cube’s New Documentary Premiers May 11 Espn

May 6, 2010 - PRLog -- New York, NY – May 6, 2010 No Mas and James Blagden are excited to announce their recent collaboration on three short animated segments for Hunting Lane Films’ new documentary Straight Outta L.A., which premiered April 23, 2010 at the ninth annual Tribeca Film Festival and airs May 11th on ESPN. The film recounts the story of the Oakland Raiders’ move to Los Angeles, and their meteoric rise from a sports team to a brand with international acclaim and controversial cultural significance. The film is directed and narrated by the man who helped shape the Raiders legacy in an unexpected but powerful way: rap legend Ice Cube.  

Fresh off the success of their internet smash Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No – which won a Juror’s Prize at Sundance and was nominated for two Webby awards – No Mas and Blagden were the clear choice for Hunting Lane’s Jamie Patricof when it came time to illustrate Ice Cube’s recollections of how he and N.W.A. took the Raiders brand to the streets, and then the world, in a dynamic and completely original way.

No Mas founder Chris Isenberg says, “Before we released Dock Ellis last November, I gave Jamie a sneak preview of it. He loved the style and thought it would be the perfect way to bring some of Ice Cube’s personal stories to life.”  
“I appreciate the connection Mr. Cube is making through film, music, and sport,” adds James Blagden. “Along with his young N.W.A. comrades, Cube broke into the mainstream with a pretty radical platform. The relationship they shared with the city of Los Angeles and the Raiders franchise was an interesting one, at one of the more turbulent times in recent American history. I'm happy to have had the opportunity to be a part of the story being remembered.”
Jamie Patricof says, “After I saw the Dock Ellis short, I knew this was the perfect format to fill in the gaps in our film. James Bladgen's work has a rare combination of art and style that feels raw but holds a strong cinematic quality. It was the perfect complement to N.W.A. and the Raiders.”
Watch a part of the animation and Ice Cube discussing the documentary here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKixZLNqY2o


ESPN AIR DATES:
Tuesday, May 11 @ 8PM – ESPN
Tuesday, May 11 @ 11PM – ESPN 2
Thursday, May 13 @ 2AM – ESPN Classic
Saturday, May 15 @ 4PM – ESPN
Sunday, May 16 @ 6PM – ESPN 2


About No Mas
No Mas makes apparel, art and media dedicated to “the thrill of victory and the ecstasy of defeat.” Founded in 2004 by childhood sports freak and former magazine journalist Chris Isenberg, No Mas is known for exploring sport’s secret histories through its products as well as original content. The No Mas brand is carried at independent and major retailers including Bloomingdales, Fred Segal, Collette (Paris), United Arrows (Japan) and online at http://www.nomas-nyc.com. With partners Aaron Amaro and Kimou Meyer, Isenberg recently established the creative agency Doubleday & Cartwright (formerly Office of AIR), with a client list that includes Nike and Everlast, among many others. The No Mas animated short Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No, drawn and animated by James Blagden, premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and was recently nominated for two Webby awards.  


About James Blagden
James Blagden was born in 1982 in Denver, Colorado and was raised on comic books for adults and regular books for children. From 2004 to 2009 he worked as a professional illustrator, with an international client list including The London Financial Times, Esquire Russia, Annabelle (Switzerland), and Japanese clothing imprint Uniqlo. James’ drawings have been featured domestically in several publications including The New York Times, Esquire, Nylon, Flaunt, Arkitip, King, Spin, Wax Poetics and Mass Appeal. Since the release of Dock Ellis last November, he has
focused on animation, working with No Mas on The Godfather of Soul vs. The
Greatest of All Time an animated celebration of the Rumble In The Jungle’s 35th
anniversary and bringing visual life to four minutes of Ice Cube narration for Straight
Outta L.A.


About Jamie Patricof and Hunting Lane Films
Jamie Patricof is the founder of Hunting Lane Films, a production company based in Los Angeles. He produced Half Nelson by filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, which premiered in 2006 and went on to win three Gotham Awards, two Spirit Awards, and a “Best Actor” nomination for the film’s star, Ryan Gosling, at the 2007 Academy Awards. Patricof was also the executive producer of music documentaries Players: Ludacris and Run DMC and Jam Master Jay: The Last Interview (VH1), as well as ESPN’s Emmy-nominated The Life, a behind-the-scenes look at athletes’ lives off the field. Other production credits include Confessions of A Superhero (2007), Sugar (2009), Blue Valentine (2010) and The Brotherhood (2010) and Bravo’s The Rachel Zoe Project, where he serves as executive producer.

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