River Fire Films was initially established initially to bring thought-provoking documentary films to the general public. In the years that followed we have expanded into other creative spaces with the same purpose in mind – get people to think differently about things.
In this ninth episode of the inaugural season, begins with an introduction to a six month puppy from the Cleveland City Kennel, who came to me as a foster dog and named Era. This became a symbolic name, because not only was this a new era in her life, but it became a new era for pit bull dogs in Ohio, too.
In this eighth episode of the inaugural season, the pursuit to remove the inherently vicious designation for pit bulls in Ohio law continues, beginning with the official repeal in Toledo, which leads to more discussions about the legislation in other Ohio cities.
In this seventh episode of the inaugural season, I reach out to individuals who have legislated against pit bull dogs while serving in political office – including the two former Ohio state lawmakers responsible for authoring the pit bull law that passed in 1987.
Today is the Fourth of July, and it wouldn’t be complete without an installment of The Archives and another historical pit bull terrier representing the United States. Archive #9 is a postcard produced during the onset of WWI, by artist Wallace Robinson.
These historical artifacts tell an important story. In the case of Archive #8, it shows how a match in Kentucky between Lloyd’s Pilot and Kreiger’s Crib for the (first) American Championship in 1881, created s spike in interest of breeding pit bull terriers in the United States for the purpose of sport.
