Wildlike is a 2014 American feature film written and directed by Frank Hall Green. Filmed in Alaska and starring Ella Purnell, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, Nolan Gerard Funk and Ann Dowd, it has a 92% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and has played over 150 film festivals and won over 100 festival awards."Springboard: ‘Wildlike’ Writer-Director Frank Hall Green Went to 150 Film Festivals — And Doesn’t Regret It", IndieWire, Kate Erbland, September 25, 2015 It 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, and executive-produced by Christine Vachon."Lasse Hallstrom to Direct 'Boy21' for 'Foxcatcher' Exec Producer's New Company". Hollywood Reporter. Borys Kit, Tatiana Siegel, January 22, 2015. The director of photography was Hillary Spera, and it was edited by Mako Kamitsuna. The score was composed by Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, and the production designer was Chad Keith.
Plot Mackenzie (Ella Purnell), a 14-year-old girl, is sent to stay with her uncle (Brian Geraghty) in Juneau, Alaska, at the request of her drug-addicted mother following her hospitalization and the unavailability of another guardian, her father having died the preceding year."New film presents an Alaska Alaskans might relate to" . Juneau Empire, August 29, 2012 Her mother informs her daughter of her plan to rent an apartment in Seattle (around their "grand ole neighbourhood") and receive outpatient care but seeks time to settle things out. However, after being molested by her uncle whom she had been entrusted to, she runs away and ends up finding healing in a journey across the state of Alaska, following an older widowed backpacker (Bruce Greenwood) in the hope of eventually reaching her final destination, Seattle.Slaten, Russ. "EXCLUSIVE: Wildlike Ends Near of Alaska Shoot", YourAlaskaLink.com, Anchorage, 27 August 2012. Retrieved on 11 February 2013.
Cast Ella Purnell as Mackenzie Bruce Greenwood as Rene Bartlett Brian Geraghty as Uncle Ann Dowd as Jeanie Nolan Gerard Funk as Tommy
Release A joint project by Greenmachine Film, Tandem Pictures and Killer FilmsBryan, Heather. "WildLike movie seeks to tell a real Alaska story" KTOO, Juneau, 10 September 2012. Retrieved on 11 February 2013. Wildlike was released nationwide in 2015 to positive reviews. It opened the 2014 Anchorage International Film Festival, and was screened at the Napa Valley Film Festival,"'WildLike': Napa Valley Review. by Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter. Athens International Film Festival."'Wildlike' review, starring Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty and Ann Dowd". The Celebrity Cafe, By Will Ashton, 4/8/2015 and the Oceanside International Film Festival.
After screening at the 2015 Hamptons International Film Festival,"Excitement surrounds Film Festival debut", Greenwich Time, Robert Marchant, June 11, 2015 it was shown at over 200 others, including the Woodstock, Napa Valley, Newport Beach, IndieMemphis, Woods Hole, Cleveland, Cork, Austin, Atlanta, Independent Boston, Savannah, Cucalorus, and St. Louis, and Minneapolis-St. Paul International film festivals."MSPIFF Interview: ‘Wildlike’ Producer Joseph Stephans". Minnesota Connected. April 28, 2015 by Ryan Sanderson It was also shown at Hawaii's Big Island Film Festival, where it received the Best Feature prize."Hawaii’s Big Island Film Festival Picks Winners". Variety, Peter Caranicas, May 27, 2015.
On Rotten Tomatoes, Wildlike holds an approval rating of 92% based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10.
Awards and honors + Awards and Nominations received by Wildlike Award Category Nominee Result 2015 Phoenix Film FestivalBest Picture Wildlike 2015 Phoenix Film FestivalBest Acting Ensemble Wildlike 2015 Phoenix Film FestivalBest Screenplay Wildlike
References
External links
Wildlike Official Website Greenmachine Film website