Raise your hand if you want to see some footage of Oklahoma prison inmates riding bulls!

Now put your hands down — this is the Internet, and we cannot see you.

Still, filmmaker/former Okie Bradley Beesley (director of the “Okie Noodling” documentary and The Flaming Lips portrait “The Fearless Freaks”) has premiered some never-before-seen footage from his shoot of “Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo,” a glimpse at the convict cowgirls who competed in the 2007 Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo.

The feature will hit Netflix soon, so hit that “Save to DVD Queue” now! Trust us, it’s well worth the watch. In the meantime, take a gander at this choice outtake:



—Rod Lott

Welcome to Rod & Reel, the Gazette’s first-ever blog covering film, television and video — all the stuff we can’t fit in print, whether local, national or international.

Those of you who’ve arrived here via a Google search, seeking info and tips on fishing, apologies. (But, hey, have you seen “Okie Noodling”?) —Rod Lott