The Ashland Sporting Association, Ashland, MA 01721, in cooperation with La Roma Films, producers of the film, is proud to present “BOSTON”, a feature length documentary about the history of the world-famous Boston Marathon to help celebrate Ashland’s role from 1897-1923 as the original start line of this legendary race. “IT ALL STARTED HERE”
ABOUT THE SPECIAL MOVIE EVENT:
The Ashland Sporting Association, a non-profit 501c3, will be offering a pasta dinner and viewing of this 114-minute documentary.
Narrated by Matt Damon, this is the first-ever feature documentary about the Boston Marathon. This special viewing event will help celebrate Ashland’s role from 1897-1923 as the original start line of this legendary race. “IT ALL STARTED HERE”
DATE:
Sunday April 14, 2019 @ 6pm -9pm
WHERE:
Ashland VFW, 311 Pleasant Street Ashland, MA 01721
Pasta dinner including salad and dessert prepared on-site by Marconi’s. Cash bar available.
$20 per person
The Ashland Sporting Association, a non-profit 501c3, will be offering a pasta dinner and viewing of this 114-minute documentary.
Narrated by Matt Damon, this is the first-ever feature documentary about the Boston Marathon. This special viewing event will help celebrate Ashland’s role from 1897-1923 as the original start line of this legendary race. “IT ALL STARTED HERE”
DATE:
Sunday April 14, 2019 @ 6pm -9pm
WHERE:
Ashland VFW, 311 Pleasant Street Ashland, MA 01721
Pasta dinner including salad and dessert prepared on-site by Marconi’s. Cash bar available.
$20 per person
BOSTON is the first ever feature-length documentary film about the world’s most legendary running race – the Boston Marathon. The film chronicles the story of the iconic race from its humble origins with only 15 runners to the present day. In addition to highlighting the event as the oldest annually contested marathon in the world, the film showcases many of the most important moments in more than a century of the race’s history. The Boston Marathon evolved from a working man’s challenge into a world-class event, welcoming foreign athletes and eventually women. The Boston Marathon became the stage for many firsts and in no small part, the event that paved the way for the modern marathon and mass participatory sports. Following the tragic events of 2013, BOSTON showcases the preparations for and eventual running of the 118th Boston Marathon one year later, when runners and community gather together once again for what will be the most meaningful race of all.
The production was granted exclusive documentary rights from the Boston Athletic Association to produce the film and to use the Association’s extensive archive of video, photos and memorabilia.
Production Credits: Boston is presented by John Hancock Financial, in association with the Kennedy/Marshall Company. The film is directed by award winning filmmaker Jon Dunham, well known for his Spirit of the Marathon films, and produced by Academy Award nominee Megan Williams and Eleanor Bingham Miller. Executive produced by Academy Award-nominee Frank Marshall. The score is composed by Emmy Award-winner Jeff Beal and recorded by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.