PRESS
PRESS:
“The Sheltering Power of Art and Pedagogy in Occupied Palestine —’Hurdle’, dir. Michael Rowley, 2019” January 19, 2020
Variety
”’Climbing Blind’ Snares Kendal Mountain Festival Grand Prize” November 18, 2018
Hammer to Nail
”HURDLE Get Over It” November 13, 2019
The Film Stage
”Hurdle - DOC NYC 2019 Review” November 13, 2019
The New York Times
”New York Today - And finally: Parkour on the big screen” November 13, 2019
Unpaid Film Critic
”DOC NYC 2019 ‘Hurdle’ (Wendy Moscow)” November 12, 2019
The BALLout
”Raw emotions showcased in documentary ‘Hurdle” November 5, 2019
The Austin Chronicle
”AFS Announces 2019 Feature Grant Recipients” September 4, 2019
94.3 The Point
”Monmouth Film Festival has Something for Everyone” August 2, 2019
Premium Beat by Shutterstock
”Industry Insights: Filming Documentary Subjects in Conflict Zones” June 4, 2019
Connecticut Magazine
”New Haven Documentary Festival to honor Michael Moore, Show 100 Films” May 25, 2019
KOTO Radio Telluride, CO
”Community Access interview with Michael Rowley, Director of Hurdle” May 24, 2019
Telluride Inside… and Out
”Mountainfilm: ‘Hurdle,’ A Colorado Premiere” May 19, 2019
Austin American-Statesman
”Amarillo filmmaker’s documentary ‘Hurdle‘ focuses on Israeli-Palestinian conflict” May 10, 2019
Amarillo Globe-News
”Amarillo filmmaker’s documentary ‘Hurdle‘ focuses on Israeli-Palestinian conflict” May 10, 2019
Lonestar 98.7 Amarillo
”Amarillo Native Screening Award Winning Documentary At Arts Fest” May 1, 2019
Film Threat
”‘Hurdle” April 20, 2019
Texas Observer
”‘Hurdle’ Is a Gritty Tale of Hope and Survival” April 16, 2019
Paper City Magazine
”Dallas Filmmaker Tells the Story of Two Modern Palestinian Men in Eye Opening New Movie” April 12, 2019
Texas Standard
”In ‘Hurdle,’ Two Palestinian Men Seek Personal Freedom Through Creative Expression” April 12, 2019
Dallas Observer
”If You Want To See These Movies at DIFF, You’d Better Reserve Your Seat Right Now” April 11, 2019
Dallas Innovates
”Don’t Miss These Local Flicks at This Year’s Dallas International Film Festival” April 9, 2019
The MungleShow
”Hurdle to show at DIFF” April 9, 2019
Good Morning Texas
”Dallas documentary filmmaker Michael Rowley shares the story of a new generation of Palestinian youth in ‘Hurdle’” April 8, 2019
Dallas Morning News
”Zac Efron as Ted Bundy, Caddo Lake and the Middle East all get a platform at Dallas film fest” April 7, 2019
ENinaRothe.com
”Michael Rowley’s ‘Hurdle’: The revolution will be jumped over, tumbled under, flown above and rolled around” April 4, 2019
Dallas Observer
”DIFF Will Screen Films Starring Oscar Winner Olivia Colman, Beto O'Rourke and Dirk Nowitzki” March 27, 2019
Fstoppers
”Inspiring Young Palestinians Through Film and Photography” March 21, 2019
Central Track
”Beto, Good Records Docs Top Early 2019 DIFF Confirms” March 12, 2019
VIMOOZ
”HURDLE, Documentary on Palestinian Youth, to World Premiere at 2019 Dallas International Film Festival” March 7, 2019
Shoot
”Dallas Film Announces First 10 Films for 13th Annual Dallas Film Festival” March 6, 2019
Selig Film News
”Dallas Film Announces First 10 Films for the 13th Annual Dallas International Film Festival” March 5, 2019
Preston Hollow People
”Dallas International Film Festival Announces First 10 Films” March 5, 2019
Park Cities People
”Dallas International Film Festival Announces First 10 Films” March 5, 2019
Broadway World
"HURDLE Gets World Premiere at Dallas International Film Festival” March 5, 2019
Culture Map Dallas
"Premieres of All Stripes Litter List of Dallas International Film Festival’s First 10 Films” March 5, 2019
D Magazine
"A First-Ever Grant Helped a Dallas Filmmaker Document Palestine” February 11, 2019
The Austin Chronicle
"AFS Announces 2018 Grant Winners" September 5, 2018
Austin Film Society
"Austin Film Society Announces the 2018 AFS Grant Recipients", September 5, 2018
Hey Amarillo with Jason Boyett (Podcast)
"Michael Rowley", July 23, 2018
Kickstarter.com Featured / Main Homepage Project - Film
July 18 - July 25, 2018
Modern Manhood: The Podcast
"The Peace of Identity" Part 2 with Michael Rowley of the film 'Hurdle', July 9, 2018
Modern Manhood: The Podcast
"Being Aware of Your Reactions" with Michael Rowley of the film 'Hurdle', June 25th, 2018
Dallas Innovates
Dallas Filmmakers Explore Lives of Palestinian Creatives in Documentary ‘Hurdle’, June 6th, 2018
Human Influence
Freedom to Move: How the New Film 'Hurdle' Shows the New Faces of Palestinian Parkour, June 2nd, 2018
Auburn Voices
Waking Up To Walls and Death in the Palestinian Territories, by Michael Rowley, May 14, 2018
Voyage Dallas Magazine
Meet Michael Rowley of Hurdle in Oak Cliff, by Michael Rowley, May 9, 2018
Natepfeil.com
How to Direct Your First Documentary Feature Film, by Nate Pfeil, April 7, 2018