Poster still

Two runners in Pamplona with red scarves at their necks, faces tense before the run

Bill HillmannDavid UbedaDennis ClanceyJosiah Lloyd

Chasing Red

A film byDennis Clancey

A feature documentary about the running of the bulls in Pamplona. Grand Prize, Best of the Fest, LA Indie Film Festival. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures.

Eight in the morning. 850 meters.

  1. Santo Domingo

    A rocket at 8:00 a.m. opens the gate. The run starts at the bottom of the hill.

  2. Ayuntamiento to Mercaderes

    Past the Ayuntamiento building, the street turns onto Calle Mercaderes.

  3. La Curva

    The famous curve near the midpoint of the run route.

  4. Estafeta

    The longest stretch of the run.

  5. Telefónica

    A short stretch that leads to the bullring.

  6. The callejón

    About three meters wide. Then the ring.

  7. Plaza de Toros

    850 meters from the start.

The trailer

Official trailer, 2:09

Watch on YouTube

In the film

  • Bill HillmannAuthor and bull runner from Chicago.
  • David UbedaBull runner from Castilla-La Mancha, and a solar engineer.
  • Josiah LloydA painter, making his first run.
  • Dennis ClanceyDirector, and a runner.

Director of photography Brandon Widener. Editor Brian Moghari. Composer Steve Cahill. Sound Jon Lyga. Co-producer Iker Zuasti. Colorist Robert Curreri.

Best of the Fest

Laurel: Best of the Fest, Grand Prize 2015, LA Indie Film Festival
“Unlike anything ever done before, and with unparalleled access, Chasing Red provides an exciting and wholly accurate film on the Pamplona running of the bulls.”
Peter Milligan, Bulls Before Breakfast
“It’s an amazing film!”
Michael Davies, Men in Blazers
“Dennis Clancey has made a magnificent film, one that goes deep into this infamous event, both educating and entertaining us in the process. The exhilarating action of Running of the Bulls is captured by Clancey in some of the most exciting ways possible.”
Indie Wrap
“Chasing Red is fascinating.”
Bobby LePire, Film Threat

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