PONY HIGHWAY
PRODUCTIONS
We craft long form, observational style documentaries from our editing studio in the foothills above the Mojave Desert. Taking time to immerse ourselves in the daily lives of our characters, we achieve
the intimacy we value, yielding stories with the nuance and drama of the real.
OUR
FILMS
MARIPOSAS
DEL CAMPO
Indigenous teenagers from Mexico strive to change their families’ destinies in the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California. Through a stormy year of sanctioned racism and anti-immigrant policies, their journeys are captured—with help from their own videos—as they navigate cultural identity, parental expectations, economic challenges, and the justice needs of their migrant farmworker community.
WATCH THE TEASER.
ESCARAMUZA: riding from the heart
Las Azaleas are the gutsy team of women rodeo riders vying to represent the U.S. at the National Charro Championships in Mexico, where “to be Charro is to be Mexican.” Escaramuza, or skirmish, describes both their daredevil horseback ballets, and the intensity of their competition season. Neither life-altering challenges at home nor violence across the border can keep Las Azaleas from their goal.
WATCH THE TEASER.
ON THE MUSCLE: PORTRAIT OF A THOROUGHBRED RACING STABLE
In this Eclipse-award winning three-part series, the equine athletes in Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella’s stable are “on the muscle”—fit, race ready, and as good as they get. The barn doors are wide open for an in-depth look inside their world—culminating in a breath-taking, historic triumph at the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.
WATCH A CLIP.
A CIRCUS SEASON: TRAVELS WITH TARZAN
Step inside the world of a traveling tent circus for an intimate look at one of the few remaining family-owned shows in America. Spellbinding performances and the daily grind of constant travel are the backdrop for characters struggling with love, loss, betrayal, and the weight of their family legacies in one hard season on the road.
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