We’re excited to share that the feature “Wild Indian,” premiering at the Sundance Film Festival is now sold out – both dates. Also exciting is that New Mexico local actor, Julian Gopal, is also cast in this film. Julian is also represented by Tina at Presley Talent Presleytalent.com.
At the time of this post, there is no trailer available, but we will be posting a review and will share more news as we get it.
About Wild Indian: Makwa, a young Anishinaabe boy, has a rough life. He often appears at school with bruises he says he got falling down, but no one believes him. He and his only friend, Ted-O, like to escape by playing in the woods, until the day Makwa shockingly murders a schoolmate. After covering up the crime, the two boys go on to live very different lives. Now, as adult men, they must face the truth of what they have done and what they have become.
In his feature debut, writer/director Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. (Shinaab and Shinaab, Part II, 2017 and 2019 Sundance Film Festivals) tells a story that spans centuries and the continent in a film destined to be a touchstone in Indigenous cinema. Leading an impressive cast, Michael Greyeyes delivers a gripping, enigmatic performance as a modern Native American man who has done terrible, unforgivable things. With a strong and compelling visual style that evokes both fascination and dread, Wild Indian considers the cost of survival in a world as cruel as our own.
About the Filmmaker
Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. is a filmmaker. His short films Shinaab and Shinaab, Part II premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017 and 2019 and the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 and 2018. He was supported at the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab and Directors Lab in 2017 and 2018. He is one of Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch for 2021.
- Director(s): Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.
- Screenwriter: Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.
- Producers: Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr., Thomas Mahoney, Eric Tavitian
- Executive Producers: Céline Dornier, Frédéric Fiore, Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Adam Margules, Katy Drake Bettner, Joel Michaely, Niraj Bhatia, Adriana Banta, Jake Carter, Jesse Eisenberg, Heather Rae, Brent Green, Lesli Masoner, Dan McClung
- Director of Photography: Eli Born
- Production Designer: Jonathan Guggenheim
- Composer: Gavin Brivik
- Editors: Ed Yonaitis, Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.
- Casting Director: Eyde Belasco
- Cast: Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer, Jesse Eisenberg, Kate Bosworth, Phoenix Wilson, Julian Gopal
- Year 2020
- Category Feature
- Country United States
- Run time87 min
