Rakontur
rakontur is a Miami-based media studio founded by Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman in 2000. History. Rakontur's feature documentary debut, "Raw Deal: A Question of Consent", premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001, making Corben the youngest director to premiere in Sundance history. Examining the alleged rape of an exotic dancer at a University of Florida fraternity house, the film utilized extensive clips from videotape footage of the alleged assault. Considered by critics to be “one of the most controversial films of the modern day” and “one of the most compelling pieces of non-fiction ever  produced,” (Film Threat Magazine), "Raw Deal" landed on the cover of "New York Post" Following that success Rakontur took on another Florida true-crime story, this one closer to home. "The New York Times" called "Cocaine Cowboys", “a hyperventilating account of the blood-drenched Miami drug culture in the 1970s and 1980s.” "Cocaine Cowboys" was "New York Magazine"'s Critic's Pick when it premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival and, after a limited theatrical release, the movie became a worldwide phenomenon on DVD and the highest-rated documentary in the history of the Showtime cable network. The sequel , "Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin’ with the Godmother", was released in 2008. "The U", a feature documentary about the championship history of the University of Miami Hurricanes football program, produced by Rakontur for ESPN's "30 for 30" series, became the highest-rated documentary in the network's 30-year history, when it debuted on December 12, 2009, following the Heisman Trophy presentation. Rakontur debuted two new films in the first half of 2011. "", examining the free-wheeling pot smuggling of South Florida in the 1970s, had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March, followed by a limited  theatrical and DVD release by Magnolia Pictures. The next month they premiered "Limelight", a chronicle of the rise and fall of infamous New York nightclub mogul Peter Gatien, at the Tribeca Film Festival, released by Magnolia in September 2011. Rakontur released "Broke", a documentary about former professional athletes who have squandered their wealth, at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. In 2012, the company produced "Dawg Fight", a brutal exposé on underground backyard MMA fighting in one of Miami's toughest neighborhoods. Notability. In 2007 and again in 2010, Rakontur was selected for the "Realscreen" Global 100, “an annual list of  the most exciting and influential production companies working in non-fiction film and television." That same year, Spellman and Corben were listed among of the 50 Most Influential People in Miami by "The SunPost". In December 2009, the "Miami New Times" declared "Cocaine Cowboys" #3 on its "Top Ten of the Decade: Miami in Pop Culture."