Oscilloscope Picks Up Lotfy Nathan’s “12 O’Clock Boys”

scilloscope Laboratories announced today that it has acquired all North American rights 12 O’CLOCK BOYS, directed and produced by CDAS Partner Marc H. Simon’s client Lotfy Nathan. The film tells the story of the 12 O’Clock Boys, a notorious urban dirt bike pack in Baltimore.  Converging in groups and invading the streets, they dangerously–yet magnificently–make their presence known as they pop wheelies and weave in and out of traffic at excessive speeds, all the while taunting the police who must obey a self-imposed “no chase” rule for fear of endangering the public.  Nathan frames the three-years-in-the-making narrative through the eyes of the adolescent Pug – a kid from the Westside eager to join the 12 O’Clock Boys’ ranks. Pug reveres the Boys’ every move, and Nathan follows this young man through some of the most pivotal years of his life, providing a compelling and intimate personal story within the broader depiction of the wild, dynamic world of the 12 O’Clock Boys.

The film is fresh off its world premiere at SXSW, where it played to enthusiastic audiences and garnered significant critical praise.  It is next slated to screen at the Hot Docs and Full Frame Documentary Festivals, among others.  O-Scope will continue to roll the film out to more festivals prior to its theatrical, DVD, and digital releases.

Marc H. Simon negotiated the deal on behalf of Lotfy Nathan with ICM Partners.