Wendy
a BENH ZEITLIN picture
Synopsis
From the Academy Award® nominated director of Beasts of the Southern Wild.
The classic story of Peter Pan is wildly reimagined in this ragtag epic. Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.
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Press
Wildly fresh and imaginative… every frame of the film is excitingly alive and freshly conceived … one of a kind
TODD MCCARTHY, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
A gorgeous reinvention ofPeter Pan, a spellbinding follow-up
INDIEWIRE
Magical, unruly and other worldly ... exhilarating and deeply moving
THE WRAP
Magnificent eye … takes your breath away
THE PLAYLIST
Overflows with imagination, constantly enchanting and beguiling
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Festivals
& Awards
Sundance Film Festival - Premieres
New Zealand IFF
Melbourne IFF
Deauville IFF
Edinburgh IFF
Helsinki IFF
Sitges IFF
Alice Nella Citta (Rome)
Gand Film Fest
Fancine IFF (Spain) - Winner Best Film, Best Actress, Best Photography
Fancine IFF (Spain) - Winner Gato Rabioso Award for Best Film.
Tallinn Black Nights IFF
Cinemania Fest - Bulgaria
Kustendorf Film and Music Festival
Bucharest IFF
Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival
Youth-cinema Festival JEF - Antwerp
Cast & Crew
| Wendy Darling | Devin France |
|---|---|
| Peter Pan | Yashua Mack |
| Douglas Darling | Gage Naquin |
| James Darling | Gavin Naquin |
| Sweet Heavy | Ahmad Cage |
| Thomas | Krzysztof Meyn |
| Cudjoe Head | Romyri Ross |
| Directed by | Benh Zeitlin |
|---|---|
| Written by | Benh Zeitlin Eliza Zeitlin |
| Produced by | Becky Glupczynski Dan Janvey Paul Mezey Josh Penn |
| Executive Producers | Michael Gottwald Nathan Harrison |
| Director of Photography | Sturla Brandth Grøvlen, DFF |
| Production Designer | Eliza Zeitlin |
| Edited by | Affonso Gonçalves, ACE Scott Cummings |
| Music by | Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin |
| Costume Designer | Stacy Jansen |
| Casting by | Jesy Rae Buhl |
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