Cocaine Cowboys was New York Magazine's Critic's Pick[6] 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.
Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja, 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.
[8] Rakontur released Broke, a documentary about former professional athletes who have squandered their wealth, at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.
In 2007 and again in 2010, Rakontur was selected for the Realscreen Global 100,[10][11] “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[12][non-primary source needed].