The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.The Detective’s Lover Premier at Filmbar
The Detective's Lover, Running Wild's second feature film, premiered at Filmbar in Phoenix on June 29th to a sold out crowd. Just a week before we showed our first film The Big Something to another packed house with sixteen audience members in standing room only....
Derby: Teaser Trailer for the New Movie from Running Wild
We would like to announce another upcoming project from Running Wild Films. DERBY: a movie about Corey Busboom and Dirty Steve building and crashing demolition derby cars in Phoenix, Arizona. At Running Wild Films, we are interested in telling stories, in making...
The French Spy: Production Photos
This Sunday, we filmed a new short titled The French Spy. We worked with familiar Running Wild conditions: no budget and a tiny crew (comprised of James Alire on sound and Sylvia Medina doing make-up). The cast included Xavier Christian, Michael Hanelin, Stacie...
Announcement: The Cast of The Western
We are proud to present the cast for our next feature, The Western, shooting in September of this year. The story revolves around the cast and crew of a Western film who spend their last night together in a dive bar. Check back in the coming months for more...
Interview with Fast, Cheap Movie Thoughts
Fast, Cheap Movie Thoughts has published an interview with Travis Mills about making The Detective's Lover. You can find read it here. And read their interview with Travis about The Big Something here.
Release Date and Trailer for The Detective’s Lover
We are happy to announce that our second feature-length film The Detective's Lover will premier at Filmbar in Phoenix, Arizona on June 29th. There will be additional screenings on July 5th and 12th. The online release for stream and download will be July 27th. Come...
Therapy Through Cinema
I shot a scene from a new short film called Therapist the other night. I cast Michael Coleman and Jessica Bishop months ago. They were given only an outline: three paragraphs with a vague description of the story. When Jessica sent me a list of questions, I told her...
The Sunset Limited: The American Landscape in a New Travel Film
We present another entry in the new direction for Running Wild Films, The Rucksack Division: a whole breed of cinema based on travel. While riding the Sunset Limited train from New Orleans to Maricopa, I was struck by the American landscape. It was more than just a...
Werner Herzog on Storytelling and Cinema
Of all filmmakers, the two who remain closest to what Running Wild is all about are Werner Herzog and Jean-Luc Godard. Here are some excerpts from an interview in Film Comment with Herzog: "Storytelling is a huge achievement of the human race. We should not...
Newspaper Article about The Big Something
The Ahwatukee Foothills News has published an article about The Big Something and Running Wild Films. An Arizona paper, they interviewed Travis Mills about developing local cinema. Read the article here
