WILDCAT
Back from war in Afghanistan, a young British soldier struggling with depression and PTSD finds a second chance in the Amazon rainforest when he meets an American scientist, and together they foster an orphaned baby ocelot.
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2022 / 106 min
Directed and Produced by Melissa Lesh & Trevor Frost
Produced by Alysa Nahmias, Joshua Altman
Executive Produced by: Adriana Banta, Trevor Groth, Micah Green, Daniel Steinman, Dan Friedkin, Sarah Hong, Alexandria Bombach, Stephen G. Hall, Mike Kelly and Allison Saifer
Co-Produced by: Mallory Bracken and Mariah Wilson
Edited by: Melissa Lesh, Joshua Altman, David Zieff and Ben Gold
Supported by: 30WEST, Sundance Institute, Science Sandbox Films, Focused on Nature, Our Children’s Earth
Amazon Studios Presents in association with 30WEST
An Emerging Earth Films and Unbound Films Production
In Association with AJNA Films and Harmonium Pictures
Awards & Festivals
Winner: Emmy Award, Outstanding Nature Documentary
Telluride Film Festival, World Premiere
IDFA (The Netherlands), International Premiere
AFI Film Festival
Montclair Film Festival, Audience Award Winner
Heartland Film Festival, Award Winner
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, Award Winner
Orcas Island Festival, Audience Award Winner
Jackson Wild Festival (Austria)
GlobeDocs Boston
Denver Film Festival
St. Louis International Film Festival
New Orleans Film Festival
Tahoe Film Festival
IDA Screening Series
Selected Press & Reviews
The Hollywood Reporter (Review)
Variety Magazine (Director Team Profile)
Deadline (Profile at IDFA)
Forbes (Review)
Salon (Interview with Directors)
People Magazine (Exclusive Clip)
Indiewire (Trailer Release)
Deadline (Original Song)
American Songwriter (Original Song)