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Production

Wild Indian

Status

Completed

Type

Cinereach-Supported Production

Year

2021

Key Cast

Director

Jr. | Lyle Mitchell Corbine

Producers

Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr., Thomas Mahoney

About The Team

Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. (Writer/Director): Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. is a filmmaker. His short film, Shinaab, played at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and 2017 AFI Fest. The follow-‚Äêup, Shinaab, Part II, premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. He was supported at the 2017 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab and 2018 Sundance Institute Directors Lab, and has been a recipient of numerous grants and fellowships from the Sundance Institute, Mc
Knight Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.nn
Blake Pickens (Producer): Blake Pickens is an Emmy Award winning Chickasaw filmmaker. Blake began his career writing satire for the online division of the National Lampoon, where he published numerous featured articles. He was selected for the Time Warner Sundance Native Producing Lab and Fellowship and the Sundance Producing Fellowship for his film, The Land. The film premiered in 2016 at Sundance and was released theatrically by IFC Films in the summer of 2016. Blake has produced content with a focus on diversity and inclusion, ranging from feature films to commercials and music videos. He has produced commercials that have won a Grand Prix at Cannes 2 years in a row, and won a 2018 Emmy for his P&G commercial " >
Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. (Writer/Director) is a filmmaker. His short film, Shinaab, played at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and 2017 AFI Fest. The follow-up, Shinaab, Part II, premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. He was supported at the 2017 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab and 2018 Sundance Institute Directors Lab, and has been a recipient of numerous grants and fellowships from the Sundance Institute, Mc
Knight Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.

Thomas Mahoney's (Producer) recent credits include Karma, The Girl in the Photographs (directed by Nick Simon, executive produced by Wes Craven) and Anarchy Parlor (directed by Gage & Downs). Previously, he was VP of production at Cinipix, where he guided the production, and post-production of the independent action/horror feature Raze, released early 2014 by IFC Midnight. Thomas produced Removal (directed by Nick Simon) in 2009, released worldwide by Lionsgate. Thomas Mahoney is also a graduate of the American Film Institute Conservatory, and is currently Senior Manager of 2nd Year Production at his alma mater in Los Angeles.

About The Team

Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. (Writer/Director): Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. is a filmmaker. His short film, Shinaab, played at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and 2017 AFI Fest. The follow-‚Äêup, Shinaab, Part II, premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. He was supported at the 2017 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab and 2018 Sundance Institute Directors Lab, and has been a recipient of numerous grants and fellowships from the Sundance Institute, Mc
Knight Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.nn
Blake Pickens (Producer): Blake Pickens is an Emmy Award winning Chickasaw filmmaker. Blake began his career writing satire for the online division of the National Lampoon, where he published numerous featured articles. He was selected for the Time Warner Sundance Native Producing Lab and Fellowship and the Sundance Producing Fellowship for his film, The Land. The film premiered in 2016 at Sundance and was released theatrically by IFC Films in the summer of 2016. Blake has produced content with a focus on diversity and inclusion, ranging from feature films to commercials and music videos. He has produced commercials that have won a Grand Prix at Cannes 2 years in a row, and won a 2018 Emmy for his P&G commercial " >
Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. (Writer/Director) is a filmmaker. His short film, Shinaab, played at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and 2017 AFI Fest. The follow-up, Shinaab, Part II, premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. He was supported at the 2017 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab and 2018 Sundance Institute Directors Lab, and has been a recipient of numerous grants and fellowships from the Sundance Institute, Mc
Knight Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.

Thomas Mahoney's (Producer) recent credits include Karma, The Girl in the Photographs (directed by Nick Simon, executive produced by Wes Craven) and Anarchy Parlor (directed by Gage & Downs). Previously, he was VP of production at Cinipix, where he guided the production, and post-production of the independent action/horror feature Raze, released early 2014 by IFC Midnight. Thomas produced Removal (directed by Nick Simon) in 2009, released worldwide by Lionsgate. Thomas Mahoney is also a graduate of the American Film Institute Conservatory, and is currently Senior Manager of 2nd Year Production at his alma mater in Los Angeles.

PRess

Synopsis

Two Anishinaabe men are inextricably bound together after covering up the savage murder of a schoolmate. After years of separation following wildly divergent paths, they must finally confront how their traumatic secret has irrevocably shaped their lives.

Wild Indian is a Cinereach grant-supported film.

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