‘Life in the Doghouse’ Comes to the Rescue on Digital Nov. 20
FILMRISE TO DIGITALLY RELEASE
THEATRICAL ON DEMAND FEATURE FILM
ABOUT TWO MEN WHO DEDICATE THEIR LIVES
(AND HOME) TO DOG RESCUE
“LIFE IN THE DOGHOUSE”
Available for sale and rental on iTunes, Prime Video, Google Play and Xbox November 20
“…one of those documentaries that will touch the heart of the coldest of souls…”
– Queer Guru
FilmRise announces the digital release of the theatrical on demand feature film documentary “LIFE IN THE DOGHOUSE” this November in North America. From Ron Davis, director of Harry & Snowman (NY Times Critics Pick), LIFE IN THE DOGHOUSE is a first-hand look at the incredible life stories of Ron Danta and Danny Robertshaw, a couple who for the past 10 years have rescued and found homes for over 10,000 abandoned and abused dogs by turning their own home into a rescue. Sure to warm the hearts of dog and animal lovers everywhere, “LIFE IN THE DOGHOUSE,” received major national media attention and acclaim from its first official festival screening at Frameline this past summer and went on to quickly capture the attention major media outlets including The CBS Evening News, Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family, Fox News, the Associated Press, MSN.com, and support from The Humane Society of The United States. The film will be now available for sale and rental on iTunes, Prime Video, Google Play and Xbox beginning November 20, 2018 in time for the holidays.
As a child, Danny Robertshaw’s mom would take him to rescue shelters and explain, “You don’t buy a pet, you save one.” In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina’s surge broke through the levees in New Orleans and thousands of dogs were left stranded, Danny and his partner of almost 30 years, Ron Danta stepped up to save the lives of the abandoned dogs. The veteran horse trainers and animal lovers drove their horse trailer down and back from South Carolina to New Orleans bringing home 40-60 dogs per trip. Dedicating all of their own resources to the effort, including their own home, they eventually rescued and found homes for more than 10,000 dogs and Danny & Ron’s Rescue 501(c)(3) was founded.
With a self-imposed no-kennel policy, there can be as many as 75 dogs living with them in their home at any given time; the dogs also join them on the horse show circuit on their journey of finding their “forever home.” Danny & Ron were honored with the 2008 ASPCA Humanitarian Award for their unwavering personal sacrifice and unique approach to dog rescue & adoption during hurricane Katrina.
The film has a running time of 82 minutes and is not rated.
ABOUT DOCUTAINMENT FILMS
Ron Davis, founder of Docutainment Films, directed & produced the 2016 critical and box-office hit, “Harry & Snowman,” as well as the critically acclaimed 2013 HBO feature documentary, “Miss You Can Do It.” In 2010, his feature documentary, “Pageant,” garnered more than 10 film festival awards and premiered on The Sundance Channel. Ron is also in production on the feature documentary, “I AM WE.”
ABOUT FILMRISE
FilmRise is a film and TV distribution company and streaming channel network founded by veteran producer/financiers Danny Fisher, Jack Fisher and Alan Klingenstein. With over 15,000 titles in a wide range of genres, the company’s releases include HBO’s multiple Emmy®-winning “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief”; “Janis: Little Girl Blue,” produced by Oscar®-winner Alex Gibney; two-time Academy Award®-nominee Julie Delpy’s “Lolo; and the Sundance hit “White Girl”. Television titles include such classics as “CHiPs” and “3rd Rock from the Sun”, as well as the iconic Robert Stack hosted series “Unsolved Mysteries” and Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares.”
FilmRise’s recent releases include “Manifesto” starring two-time Oscar®-winner Cate Blanchett; sci-fi drama “Marjorie Prime” starring Jon Hamm and Lois Smith; the box-office hit “My Friend Dahmer” starring Ross Lynch and Anne Heche; and “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” starring Chloë Grace Moretz.
