Derby City
Derby City
Short
· Drama · 20 pages
Status: Spec
A fifteen year old black kid from North Little Rock, Arkansas becomes the youngest jockey to win the oldest continuously held major sporting event in America, the Kentucky Derby. Based on a true story of jockey, Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton.
Written by
Tyler Totten
3 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Semifinalist,
Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2024
Quarterfinalist,
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Fall 2024
1 Writer
San Diego, California
Tyler Nicholas Totten is an American actor, producer, writer and director born February 3rd, (1990) in Louisville, Kentucky to Shirley (Dunn) who worked as an environmental engineer in the Federal Bureau of Investigation building, and Edward Totten, who worked for the United States government.
(Totten) was discovered in Louisville at the age of 20 ...
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Additional Project Info
Derby City is inspired by a true story about the first and youngest black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby, Alonzo Clayton.