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James D. Payne(I)

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‘Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo' goes behind prison walls to follow convict cowgirls on their journey to the 2007 Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo. In 2006, female inmates were allowed to participate for the first time. In a state with the highest female incarceration rate in the country, these women share common experiences such as broken homes, drug abuse and alienation from their children.  Since 1940, the Oklahoma State Penitentiary has held an annual 'Prison Rodeo'. Part Wild West show and part coliseum-esque spectacle, it's one of the last of its kind - a relic of the American penal system. Prisoners compete on wild-broncs and bucking bulls, risking life-long injuries. For inmates like Danny Liles, a 14-year veteran of the rodeo, the chance to battle livestock offers a brief respite from prison life.  Within this strange arena the prisoners become the heroes while the public and guards applaud.
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Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2009)
James D. Payne is known for Winnebago Man (2009), The Creek Runs Red (2006) and Far Western (2016).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Winnebago Man (2009)
    Winnebago Man
    7.2
    • Sound Department(as James Payne)
    • 2009
    The Creek Runs Red (2006)
    The Creek Runs Red
    • Producer
    • 2006
    Far Western (2016)
    Far Western
    7.8
    • Producer
    • 2016
    Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Sound Department

    Credits

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    Sound Department

    • Lauren McGough, Giovanni Granati, and Khalifa Bin Mijren in Overland (2020)
      Overland
      8.5
      • sound
      • 2020
    • No Small Matter (2020)
      No Small Matter
      8.2
      • sound
      • 2020
    • Love and Fury (2020)
      Love and Fury
      6.7
      • additional sound mixer
      • 2020
    • Killer Unknown (2018)
      Killer Unknown
      6.8
      TV Series
      • sound mixer
      • 2018
    • The Innocent Man (2018)
      The Innocent Man
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • additional production sound mixer
      • sound mixer
      • 2018
    • Norman Lear, Rosario Dawson, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Poehler, Peter Sarsgaard, Jesse Williams, Common, and America Ferrera in America Divided (2016)
      America Divided
      4.9
      TV Series
      • sound mixer
      • 2018
    • Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs Story (2015)
      Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs Story
      6.4
      Short
      • production sound
      • 2015
    • Gun Gurus
      TV Series
      • sound (as James Payne)
      • 2014
    • NRA's Guns & Gold
      TV Series
      • audio technician (as James Payne)
      • 2013
    • Bering Sea Gold: Under the Ice (2012)
      Bering Sea Gold: Under the Ice
      6.6
      TV Series
      • sound mixer & supervisor
      • 2012
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • sound (as James Payne)
      • 2011
    • Sinking Bobo (2009)
      Sinking Bobo
      8.0
      Short
      • boom operator (as James Payne)
      • 2009
    • Sgt. Fitch
      TV Movie
      • sound mixer (as James Payne)
      • 2009
    • Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2009)
      Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo
      7.6
      • sound mixer (as James Payne)
      • 2009
    • A Blooming Business (2009)
      A Blooming Business
      TV Series
      • sound mixer (as James Payne)
      • 2009

    Producer

    • Fathers of Football (2018)
      Fathers of Football
      • co-producer
      • 2018
    • Far Western (2016)
      Far Western
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs Story (2015)
      Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs Story
      6.4
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2015
    • Ultimate Survival Alaska (2013)
      Ultimate Survival Alaska
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Mudcats (2012)
      Mudcats
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2012–2013
    • Shipping Wars (2012)
      Shipping Wars
      6.3
      TV Series
      • field producer
      • 2012–2013
    • Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (2009)
      Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo
      7.6
      • producer (as James Payne)
      • 2009
    • Winnebago Man (2009)
      Winnebago Man
      7.2
      • producer (as James Payne)
      • 2009
    • Okie Noodling II (2008)
      Okie Noodling II
      6.8
      • associate producer (as James Payne)
      • 2008
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007
    • The Creek Runs Red (2006)
      The Creek Runs Red
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Okie Noodling (2001)
      Okie Noodling
      7.2
      • co-producer (as James Payne)
      • 2001

    Director

    • Far Western (2016)
      Far Western
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Larry Clark's Tulsa
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • The Creek Runs Red (2006)
      The Creek Runs Red
      • Director
      • 2006

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