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Roxy

Roxy is a special kind of ranch dog that works her magic at the TZ Ranch, wrangling elite bucking bulls.

  • Don Cardona
    Director
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo, Punishment, First Runway, Crescendos, Car Lot
  • Don Cardona
    Writer
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo, Punishment, First Runway, Crescendos, Car Lot
  • Don Cardona
    Producer
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo, Punishment, First Runway, Crescendos, Car Lot
  • Roxy
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo
  • Ty Rinaldo
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo
  • Tanner Rinaldo
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo
  • Joe Kissel
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo
  • John Stout
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo
  • Jacob Stout
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo
  • Luke Stout
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo
  • Ed Arnold
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo
  • Samantha Klingenberg
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
    Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo
  • Ramona Bruland
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Documentary, Animal
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 18, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Panasonic G85, Panasonic GH5
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Don Cardona

Don Cardona is an award-winning director, producer, writer and documentarian based in Parker, Colorado. He was born and raised in western Colorado (Grand Junction) and while in high school used his dad’s video camera to shoot and direct his first short film, “The Two Bandidos”, a western, in lieu of writing his final assignment in creative writing class. From that day, he was hooked on storytelling.

He attended Arizona State University studying broadcasting and his first career job was as a weekend sports reporter/anchor at KJCT-TV8 in his hometown. Don returned to Phoenix to work as a camera operator on major sporting events, and produced/directed his second short film, “Crescendos,” an abstract film set in the Arizona desert. He performed as Jerry in Edward Albee’s “The Zoo Story” on stage in downtown Phoenix.

He later moved to Los Angeles to pursue a filmmaking and acting career, and directed/produced his third short film, “Car Lot,” a comedy about the struggles to get a car fixed. While his filmmaking and acting career was progressing, Don was lured back to sports broadcasting and was brought on as director for TVG Network covering thoroughbred horse racing.

Bristol, Connecticut was the next stop for Don as he became producer at ESPN working many sporting events in the US and Latin America, mainly Major League Baseball. Don returned to his home state a few years later to produce and oversee the day-to-day production for both Universal Sports Network and NBC Sports Group Denver, covering Olympic and endurance sports.

In 2018, Don directed and produced the short film, “Punishment” about bull riding school and won Best Documentary in the MyRødeReel International Short Film Competition and later directed and produced “First Runway,” a short film about a pre-teen who walks the fashion runway for the first time.

Don’s first feature length documentary, “Buckin’ Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo" won Best Documentary, Best Cinematography (Documentary) and six other awards at the 6th Wild Bunch Film Festival in 2021.

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Director Statement

This short film is a follow up to "Buckin' Bulls: The Story of Ty Rinaldo" and follows the intense working relationship between canine Roxy and her elite bucking bulls.

While shooting "Buckin' Bulls," it became evident that Roxy, the TZ Ranch cattle dog, was often times the boss and star of the show. She makes numerous appearances in the documentary but her charisma and personality warranted a short film of her own.