by Travis Mills | Apr 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
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...
by Travis Mills | Mar 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
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...
by Travis Mills | Mar 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
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...
by Travis Mills | Mar 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
I would like to announce the release date for the next Running Wild film: A Month in Mississippi will be available online for stream and download on April 16th. A new direction for Running Wild (labeled The Rucksack Division), this is not a documentary but a travel...
by Travis Mills | Mar 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Filmbar, Phoenix’s best theater for watching good movies, is showing a terrific double feature this Wednesday, March 14th. Starting out, they will screen the WWII French resistance thriller Army of Shadows. It was directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, who made some...
by Travis Mills | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
A Month in Mississippi: Photo Journal VIII