Wildlike
Mackenzie, a resourceful 14-year-old girl, is sent by her mother to live with an uncle amidst inaccessible and forested wilderness crisscrossed by sparkling streams. Although he seems like a supportive caretaker and friend, the relationship turns bad and Mackenzie decides to run. On her lonely way back to Seattle, she meets Bartlett, suffering after the loss of his wife. Their trip to Denali National Park will be trailblazing, though for different reasons for each. Under the watchful eye of the Godmother of American independent film, legendary producer Christine Vachon (Indie Star Award, 4th AFF), Frank Hall Green offers his take on the coming-of-age quickly story, this time in inhospitable though breathtakingly beautiful nature. A must see for fans of Into the Wild and Wild. IndieWire writes Wildlike is not a traditional Hollywood feel-good buddy road movie, but a semi-slow burn experience that takes its subject matter and characters seriously while unrolling the central relationship of the story in a refreshingly deliberate pace.
awards
Los Angeles Independent FF – Best Actress (Ella Purnell), Best Actor (Bruce Greenwood); Massachusetts Independent FF – Best Feature Film; New Jersey FF – Best Feature Film; River’s Edge IFF – Best Narrative; Spokane IFF – Audience Award
Frank Hall Green
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Frank Hall Green is a director, screenwriter and co-owner of Catch & Release Films. His second feature-length film, Wildlike, is produced by Christine Vachon (Indie Star Award, 4th AFF) and has screened at over 150 festivals around the world and received nearly 70 awards. While still a student at NYU, Green produced the documentary film Shooting Script, based on his own experience of being shot on the streets of New York. Prior to working in film, he taught English in Kenya and Japan. Privately, he enjoys backpacking.
Filmography
2009 Take Off (short)
2009 Shooting Script (doc.)
2009 Once a Child of God
2011 Small Outdoors (short)
2014 Dzika / Wildlike
