Movie Details:
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Documentary |
Release Date | March 12, 2023 (United States) March 19, 2023 (Denmark) |
Running Time | 1hr 33min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Directed by | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Jimmy Chin |
Produced by | Anna Barnes Jimmy Chin Bob Eisenhardt Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi |
Cinematography by | Jimmy Chin Clair Popkin |
Edited by | Adam Kurnitz Bob Eisenhardt |
Music by | Gustavo Santaolalla Juan Luqui |
Production Company | Little Monster Films |
Distributor | National Geographic Documentary Films Picturehouse |
Box Office Collection | $326,184 |
Storyline:
Wild Life chronicles the close relationship of conservationist Kris Tompkins, the first CEO of outdoor brand Patagonia, and her husband Douglas Tompkins, an outdoorsman and entrepreneur who founded The North Face and co-founded Esprit. Together, spanning decades of work, they created national parks throughout Chile and Argentina and preserved one of the last wild places on Earth by making the largest private land donation in history.
About Wild Life Movie:
- On March 9, 2023, National Geographic Documentary Films and Picturehouse announced that Wild Life, by Academy Award-winning directors Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, had a surprise screening at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival and that it would be part of the 2023 SXSW Film Festival beginning on March 12, 2023.
- It was also announced that Picturehouse would open the film theatrically in select cities beginning on April 14, 2023, in New York City and Washington, D.C., with additional dates to follow in cities throughout the United States until May 5, and that it would have its broadcast debut on the National Geographic Channel on May 25, 2023, and on the streaming service Disney+ the following day.
- As of May 25, 2023, Wild Life has grossed an estimated $326,184 in both domestic and worldwide distribution sales.