Wilding [CTC]
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DIRECTOR: David Allen
CAST: Matthew Collyer, Rhiannon Neads, Isabella Tree, Jon Wennington
COUNTRY: UK
LANGUAGE: English
GENRE: Documentary
CLASSIFICATION: CTC
RUN TIME: 75 mins
Wilding [CTC]
Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, WILDING tells the inspirational story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing 400-year-old, 1400-hectare, estate.
When Isabella’s husband, Charlie, inherited the 1,400-hectare Knepp estate in West Sussex, the land was plainly suffering after decades of intensive farming. Transforming it wasn’t going to be easy – as well as noxious weeds, the family faced unsympathetic neighbours and time-consuming bureaucracy. Ripping down the fences, they set the land back to the wild and entrust its recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe.
David Allen’s film follows their journey across years, capturing the triumphs and setbacks and ultimately revealing a place transformed with ancient breed pigs, flower-filled hedgerows, busy beavers, rare storks and magical swarms of butterflies. The cinematography by BAFTA and Emmy award winners Tim Cragg and Simon de Glanville is appropriately glorious, and the film practically breathes with renewed life.
“There’s beautiful David Attenborough-type photography of the countryside reasserting itself and of the animals that returned to it. It was a kind of miracle.”
– Dog and Wolf
“The film has an exceptionally big heart, there’s lots to learn, its visually everything you could hope for, and is an honestly wonderful way to spend 75 minutes”
– Film Carnage
“You’ll never look at a green and pleasant pasture in the same way again after watching this documentary about the rewilding project at the Knepp estate in West Sussex.”
– Guardian
“A joy for anyone who loves natural history documentaries, Tree and Burrell’s extraordinary project will give hope to anyone concerned about the challenges the Earth faces after centuries of industrial farming.”
– The Arts Desk
Hamptons International Film Festival | 2023 Winner | Zelda Penzel Giving Voice to the Voiceless Award | David Allen
Syndey Film Festival | 2024 Nominee | Sustainable Future Award | David Allen
Aegean Film Festival | 2024 Nominee | Audience Award | Feature Documentary
Ticket Prices
Full: $19
Conc/Student: $17
Under 18: $12
Group 8: $14
BREC CineSaver Pass
One Pass, Five Entries
Full: $85
Concession/Student: $75
For the best value on your cinema tickets, purchase a BREC CineSaver Pass, valid for 5 entries to any BREC International Film Festival screening in 2025!
BREC CineSaver Passes can be purchased online, or via the BREC Box Office on 1300 661 272.
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