User:Freetheangels/Original Big Bold Pictures (U.S. Company)

Original Big Bold Pictures (stylized: OBB Pictures) is a New York and California based multimedia production company, which produced the New York Emmy Award winning films: The Lineup, In Football we Trust and Gonzo @ The Derby.

History
OBB Pictures was founded in 2014 by Michael D. Ratner with the production of the films The 30 Year-Old Bris and the Lineup: Best Sports Movies both of which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and went on to receive multiple New York Emmy Awards.

OBB Picture's success with Lineup: Best Sports Movies led to the production of future sport documentaries such as, In Football We Trust. The company also partnered with Relativity Sports, an agency representing athletes in the NBA, MLB, and NFL, to develop and produce film, television, and digital content around sports and lifestyle.

OBB Pictures also developed and produced content for Mandalay Sports Media based on multiple sports themes. The first major project was Embiid, which focuses on Joel Embiid’s journey from Cameroon to Kansas, and then the NBA. This would lead to a partnership with Vice Sports to produce and develop their “Ride Along” series.

In 2016 OBB Pictures partnered with Authentic Brands Group, LLC (ABG) to develop content that incorporated historical figures along with some of the most recognizable names in sports. These projects appealed primarily to a contemporary millennial audience. Around the same time OBB Pictures started working with with independent writers, directors, and producers to create a series of pilots episodes for television.