Wildlike is a 2014 American feature film written and directed by Frank Hall Green.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was produced by Green, with Julie Christeas, Schuyler Weiss and Joseph Stephans, and executive-produced by Christine Vachon.[4] The director of photography was Hillary Spera,[5] and it was edited by Mako Kamitsuna. The score was composed by Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, and the production designer was Chad Keith.
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Mackenzie (Ella Purnell), a 14-year-old girl, is 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 being 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]
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- Ella Purnell as Mackenzie
- Bruce Greenwood as Rene Bartlett
- Brian Geraghty as Uncle
- Ann Dowd as Jeanie
- Nolan Gerard Funk as Tommy
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A joint project by Greenmachine Film, Tandem Pictures and Killer Films[8] Wildlike was released nationwide in 2015 to positive reviews.[9] It opened the 2014 Anchorage International Film Festival,[10] and was screened at the Napa Valley Film Festival,[11] Athens International Film Festival.[12] and the Oceanside International Film Festival.[13]
After screening at the 2015 Hamptons International Film Festival,[14] 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.[15] It was also shown at Hawaii's Big Island Film Festival, where it received the Best Feature prize.[16]
On Rotten Tomatoes, Wildlike holds an approval rating of 92% based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10.[17]
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- ^ "Wildlike (2015)". MetaCritic. CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Lasse Hallstrom to Direct 'Boy21' for 'Foxcatcher' Exec Producer's New Company". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Springboard: ‘Wildlike’ Writer-Director Frank Hall Green Went to 150 Film Festivals — And Doesn’t Regret It", IndieWire, Kate Erbland, September 25, 2015
- ^ "Lasse Hallstrom to Direct 'Boy21' for 'Foxcatcher' Exec Producer's New Company". Hollywood Reporter. Borys Kit, Tatiana Siegel, January 22, 2015.
- ^ "British Cinematographer Magazine - Uniting Cinematographers Around the World".
- ^ "New film presents an Alaska Alaskans might relate to". Juneau Empire, August 29, 2012
- ^ Slaten, Russ. "EXCLUSIVE: Wildlike Ends Near of Alaska Shoot", YourAlaskaLink.com, Anchorage, 27 August 2012. Retrieved on 11 February 2013.
- ^ Bryan, Heather. "WildLike movie seeks to tell a real Alaska story" KTOO, Juneau, 10 September 2012. Retrieved on 11 February 2013.
- ^ "WildLike (2015) Movie Reviews - Critic Reviews and Ratings - Fandango". Fandango.
- ^ Millard, Egan. "Review: 'Wildlike' is an antidote to phony versions of Alaska on film". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "'WildLike': Napa Valley Review. by Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "'Wildlike' review, starring Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty and Ann Dowd". The Celebrity Cafe, By Will Ashton, 4/8/2015
- ^ Yee, Promise (7 August 2015). "The Oceanside International Film Festival kicks off". The Coast News. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Excitement surrounds Film Festival debut", Greenwich Time, Robert Marchant, June 11, 2015
- ^ "MSPIFF Interview: ‘Wildlike’ Producer Joseph Stephans". Minnesota Connected. April 28, 2015 by Ryan Sanderson
- ^ "Hawaii’s Big Island Film Festival Picks Winners". Variety, Peter Caranicas, May 27, 2015.
- ^ a b "Wildlike (2015)". Fandango Media.
- ^ Green, Frank Hall (5 June 2015). "Here's How This First-Time Director Got Into 100 Festivals - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (9 June 2015). "'Sweaty Betty,' 'Funny Bunny' Win Big at 18th Brooklyn Film Festival - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (25 September 2015). "Springboard: 'Wildlike' Writer-Director Frank Hall Green Went to 150 Film Festivals — And Doesn't Regret It - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com.
- ^ Anielski, Ryan (21 September 2015). "Watch: Exclusive 'Wildlike' Clip Warns of Alaskan Dangers - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com.
- ^ "Wildlike Finds Beauty In Unlikely Places". 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Wildlike". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "New film presents an Alaska Alaskans might relate to".
- ^ "Interview: Bruce Greenwood Talks Into Darkness, Pike's Death & More".
