WildLike

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Wildlike is a 2015[1] American feature film written and directed by Frank Hall Green, a multi-hyphenate film writer/director/producer, partner of Tom Heller at Catch & Release Films and producer at Greenmachine Film.[2] Filmed in Alaska and starring Ella Purnell, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, Nolan Gerard Funk and Ann Dowd, "Wildlike" has a 92% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and has played over 150 film festivals and won over 100 festival awards.[3] The movie was filmed on location in Denali National Park, Juneau, Anchorage, Palmer, Whittier, Matanuska Glacier and on the state ferry boat Kennicott run by the Alaska Marine Highway System.

The film was produced by Green, with Julie Christeas, Schuyler Weiss and Joseph Stephans. The Executive Producer was Christine Vachon.[4] The Director of Photography was Hillary Spera,[5] and it was edited by Mako Kamitsuna. The music was composed by Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, and the production Designer was Chad Keith.

Plot

Wildlike is the story of a 14-year-old girl, Mackenzie (Ella Purnell), sent to stay with her Uncle (Brian Geraghty) in Juneau, Alaska, after the death of her father and the hospitalization of her mother.[6] After getting molested by her uncle, she runs away and ends up finding healing in a journey across the state of Alaska, following an older widowed backpacker (Bruce Greenwood) who eventually helps her return to her home in Seattle.[7]

Release

The film was released in 2015 nationwide to positive reviews.[8] The production companies are Greenmachine Film, Tandem Pictures and Killer Films.[9] It opened the 2014 Anchorage International Film Festival[10] and was also screened at the Napa Valley Film Festival[11] and the Athens International Film Festival.[12]

In 2015 the film debuted at the Hamptons International Film Festival,[13] then played at over 200 film festivals including the Woodstock Film Festival, Napa Valley Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, IndieMemphis, Woods Hole Film Festival, Cleveland Film Festival, Cork Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Independent Film Festival Boston, Savannah Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival and the St. Louis Film Festival. It was also screened at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival,[14] and received the best feature prize at the Big Island Film Festival in Hawaii.[15]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10. [16]

Cast

References

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  1. ↑ "Wildlike (2015)". MetaCritic. CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lasse Hallstrom to Direct 'Boy21' for 'Foxcatcher' Exec Producer's New Company".
  3. ↑ "Springboard: ‘Wildlike’ Writer-Director Frank Hall Green Went to 150 Film Festivals — And Doesn’t Regret It", IndieWire, Kate Erbland, September 25, 2015
  4. ↑ "Lasse Hallstrom to Direct 'Boy21' for 'Foxcatcher' Exec Producer's New Company". Hollywood Reporter. Borys Kit, Tatiana Siegel, January 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "British Cinematographer Magazine - Uniting Cinematographers Around the World".
  6. ↑ "New film presents an Alaska Alaskans might relate to". Juneau Empire, August 29, 2012
  7. ↑ Slaten, Russ. "EXCLUSIVE: Wildlike Ends Near of Alaska Shoot", YourAlaskaLink.com, Anchorage, 27 August 2012. Retrieved on 11 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "WildLike (2015) Movie Reviews - Critic Reviews and Ratings - Fandango". Fandango.
  9. ↑ Bryan, Heather. "WildLike movie seeks to tell a real Alaska story" KTOO, Juneau, 10 September 2012. Retrieved on 11 February 2013.
  10. ↑ Millard, Egan. "Review: 'Wildlike' is an antidote to phony versions of Alaska on film". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "'WildLike': Napa Valley Review. by Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter.
  12. ↑ "'Wildlike' review, starring Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty and Ann Dowd". The Celebrity Cafe, By Will Ashton, 4/8/2015
  13. ↑ "Excitement surrounds Film Festival debut", Greenwich Time, Robert Marchant, June 11, 2015
  14. ↑ "MSPIFF Interview: ‘Wildlike’ Producer Joseph Stephans". Minnesota Connected. April 28, 2015 by Ryan Sanderson
  15. ↑ "Hawaii’s Big Island Film Festival Picks Winners". Variety, Peter Caranicas, May 27, 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Wildlike (2015)". Fandango Media.
  17. ↑ Green, Frank Hall. "Here's How This First-Time Director Got Into 100 Festivals - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com.
  18. ↑ Sharf, Zack. "'Sweaty Betty,' 'Funny Bunny' Win Big at 18th Brooklyn Film Festival - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com.
  19. ↑ Erbland, Kate. "Springboard: 'Wildlike' Writer-Director Frank Hall Green Went to 150 Film Festivals — And Doesn't Regret It - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com.
  20. ↑ Anielski, Ryan. "Watch: Exclusive 'Wildlike' Clip Warns of Alaskan Dangers - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com.
  21. ↑ "Wildlike Finds Beauty In Unlikely Places". 30 September 2015.
  22. ↑
  23. ↑ "New film presents an Alaska Alaskans might relate to".
  24. ↑ "Interview: Bruce Greenwood Talks Into Darkness, Pike's Death & More".
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