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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
"Their freedom is worth fighting for."
2022 1h 39m EN
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★6.0TMDB · 2
Documentary
Synopsis
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An immersive journey into the world of wild horses, Wild Beauty illuminates both the profound beauty, and desperate plight faced by the wild horses in the Western United States. Filmmaker Ashley Avis and crew go on a multi-year expedition to uncover the truth in hopes to protect them, before wild horses disappear forever.
“Their freedom is worth fighting for.”
Cast
Ashley Avis
Self - Narrator (voice)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ashley Avis
- Writers
- Ashley Avis
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 4 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ashley Avis, shot by Kai Krause. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ashley Avis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Their freedom is worth fighting for.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt16970172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ashley Avis directs. Kai Krause behind the camera. Ashley Avis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 4 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Ashley Avis, shot by Kai Krause. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Ashley Avis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Their freedom is worth fighting for.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt16970172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 11 themes, including "climate change", "horse", "animal rights", "environmental".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kai Krause
- Editing
- Ashley Avis
- Runtime
- 99 min · 1h 39m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $600,000
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Ashley Avis
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- WI
Winterstone Pictures
Key crew
- ProducerAshley Avis
- EditorAshley Avis
- ProducerEdward Winters
- ProducerRichard Avis
- MusicGuillaume Roussel
- First Assistant CameraBriana Del Giorno
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- climate change
- horse
- animal rights
- environmental
- wild horse
- female journalist
- western usa
- environmental conservation
- environmental destruction
- government corruption
- portrait of a filmmaker
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2022-11-07· St. Louis International Film Festival
- Digital2023-05-12
Also known as
International titles
- Wild Beauty: L’esprit des Mustangs de l’OuestFR
