The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.
12 Westerns: NATCHEZ TRACE Characters & Sides for Mississippi Casting Call – Part I
We are excited to share with you the first round of roles from our two-part Natchez Trace films for which you can audition for at our Mississippi Casting Call on July 21st. Click Here for all audition details. Also, below you will find sides to prepare for these...
12 Westerns: Diane Donato Joins the Cast of A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST
We are excited to announce the first official cast member to join our Western film production A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST. Actress Diane Donato will play the supporting role of "Mother" in our movie, which enters production next April. This will be...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Western Film Festival Scheduled for September Featuring Special Guest Mitchell Ryan
We are excited to present a Western Film Festival, created by The Strand Theatre in Vicksburg and Running Wild Films Festival Passes Available Here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4287454 Men of the West, our Western film festival, will feature showings of...
12 Westerns: BASTARD’S CROSSING Characters & Sides for Mississippi Casting Call
We are excited to share with you the characters from our Western BASTARD'S CROSSING which you can audition for at our Mississippi Casting Call on July 21st. Also below, you will find sides to prepare for these characters. Production is estimated to take place in...
IF THESE PORCHES COULD TALK: Release Date Schedule & Tickets
UPCOMING SHOWS September 8th: Natchez Showing at the Grand Hotel Click here to order your tickets to see our film at the Natchez Grand Hotel. The showing starts at 7:00pm and will be followed by a Q&A with select cast and filmmaker Travis Mills. Tickets...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Nine – Never Grow Old & Arizona
Each Monday, I am sharing reviews of Westerns I studied to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Nine: Never Grow Old & Arizona This...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Mississippi Casting Call for 12 Westerns Scheduled for July 21st
We are excited to announce a Mississippi casting call for our 12 Westerns in 12 Months. This is an opportunity for talent in the Southeastern United States to audition for multiple feature films. This open casting call will take place Sunday, July 21st in Jackson,...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Eight – Posse (1975) & Posse (1993)
Each Monday, I am sharing reviews of Westerns I studied to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Eight: Posse (1975) & Posse (1993)...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Gammons Gulch Chosen as Featured Location for A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST
We are excited to officially announce that Gammons Gulch, a Western movie set/town, has been chosen as the featured location in A Guide to Gunfighters of the Wild West. This is one of our 12 Westerns, slated for production in April of 2020. Gammons Gulch, run by Jay...
12 Westerns: Joshua E. McCraine Joins the Cast of TEXAS RED
We are excited to announce that Joshua E. McCraine has joined the cast of our Western TEXAS RED. He will play Lloyd, brother to Angus (played by Shannon Williams), who participates in the initial raid on Texas Red's home that sets this disturbing chain of events in...
