BRAND / MEDIA

Lone Star
Rodeo Co.


Producing a cinematic anniversary film celebrating the family, history, and tradition behind Lone Star’s 75-year legacy.

OVERVIEW

Preserving a legacy built over generations.

Years of Rodeo Coverage

Matthew Sandstrom filmed across multiple seasons, developing a close understanding of the family, personalities, and traditions behind Lone Star

Directed Family Ranch Production

For the company’s 75th anniversary, he returned to the family ranch to capture the people, stories, and values carrying the tradition forward

Archival Integration

Historical family photographs and archival materials connected decades of history with the present-day organization

THE FILM

75 Years of
Lone Star Rodeo


A legacy tribute film created for the opening of Lone Star’s flagship rodeos.

LONE STAR RODE CO. | 4:32 MIN | HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY

IMPACT

A tradition that
comes alive.


3

YEARS OF FIRSTHAND
RODEO COVERAGE

75

YEARS OF LEGACY
HONORED

1

FLAGSHIP FILM
CREATED

THOUSANDS

EXPERIENCED THE HEART
OF AMERICAN RODEO

Premiering on the jumbotron at Lone Star’s flagship rodeos, the film transformed seventy-five years of family history into a live opening experience built to set the tone for the night.

Completed prior to the founding of Pioneer Spirit and led by Matthew Sandstrom in his previous creative role.

A rodeo cowboy in western attire riding a black horse, holding an American flag, in an arena with ambient lighting.
A rodeo cowboy in western attire riding a black horse, holding an American flag, in an arena with ambient lighting.

IMPACT

A tradition that
comes alive.


3

YEARS OF FIRSTHAND
RODEO COVERAGE

75

YEARS OF LEGACY
HONORED

1

FLAGSHIP FILM
CREATED

THOUSANDS

EXPERIENCED THE HEART
OF AMERICAN RODEO

Premiering on the jumbotron at Lone Star’s flagship rodeos, the film transformed seventy-five years of family history into a live opening experience built to set the tone for the night.

Completed prior to the founding of Pioneer Spirit and led by Matthew Sandstrom in his previous creative role.

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Onward.

STRATEGY. STUDIO. EXECUTION.

Rep. Mark Cochran

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Man in suit and glasses talking on a landline phone in an office
Man in suit and glasses talking on a landline phone in an office

Rep. Mark Cochran

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An icon of an arrow pointing to the right
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Close-up of a modern black SUV with a sleek design, showing the front side and windshield.
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An icon of an arrow pointing to the right

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