CineVegas Film Festival 2008

Lost in the Fog, an American thoroughbred racehorse, set records during his short racing tenure from 2004-2006. One of the premiere horses at only two years old, Lost In The Fog was originally bought by 87-year-old Harry Aleo as one of his last shots at owning a competitive thoroughbred. What he got went far beyond his wildest dreams. LOST IN THE FOG documents the titular stallion's quick rise and subsequent fall from the eyes and minds of the racing elite. Combining both racing footage and interviews chronicling over two years of the horse’s run to victory after victory, we are introduced to the passionate yet sometimes painful journeys of those who buy, trade, train and follow a prized horse from regal to retirement. Director John Corey takes us into the paddock and introduces us to the many personalities that make up the horseracing subculture, and he reminds us that winning and losing are really triumph and tragedy.

Pulling from two new documentaries on art scenes that grew outside the system, we have assembled a group of incredible artists whose work spans the last half-century. From the '50s and '60s rebels of THE COOL SCHOOL to the '90s punks of BEAUTIFUL LOSERS, the artists will have plenty to say about ideals and inspiration, success and happiness, the establishment and doing it yourself. All ignored preconceived limits of art and worked in many mediums—photography, painting, sculpture, writing, film, and more. And all will surely prove that every piece of art exists for one reason—an artist wanted to create it.