Robert Scott Wildes

Robert Scott Wildes is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He has directed two films, Poor Boy and In the Cloud.

Robert Scott Wildes
Born
Robert Scott Wildes

New Hampshire, United States
Alma materPurchase College Film Conservatory
OccupationFilm director, producer, screenwriter
Years active2007–present
Children1
Websiterobertscottwildes.com

Early life

Wildes grew up in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, and lived for a few years in Arizona, where he met his future writing partner, Logan Antill. Wildes attended the Purchase College Film Conservatory and graduated American Film Institute in 2010.[1][2]

Film career

Wildes began his career directing the short film Neptunus Rex (2007). It won the award for Best Student Film at the 2007 New Hampshire Film Festival. Wildes directed another short, the war drama Thule (2011), which won the Short Film of the Year award at the same festival.[3]

Wildes made his feature film debut with Poor Boy (2016), a reinterpreted Western about two brothers (Lou Taylor Pucci and Dov Tiefenbach) who scam people in the Nevada desert. The cast also includes Michael Shannon, Justin Chatwin, Amanda Crew and Dale Dickey. Having its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, as part of the Viewpoints section,[4] and receiving a limited release two years later,[5] the feature garnered a negative response from critics; writing for Variety, Nick Schager called the film a "frustrating collection of lunatic elements" that "tries too hard to be weird",[6] while Sherilyn Connelly of the SF Weekly opined that Poor Boy aspires to be "both an art film and a crime film without finding the balance".[7]

In 2018, Wildes directed his second feature, Crackle’s original film In the Cloud about two computer scientists (Justin Chatwin and Adetomiwa Edun) who develop a revolutionary technology capable to access people's memories after they die.[8] According to Wildes, studio executives at Crackle made significant changes on the script right in the middle of shooting, as a result, he had a "horrible experience" working on the film.[9]

Personal life

Wildes has one daughter born in 2014 from a previous relationship.[10]

Filmography
Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes
2007 Neptunus Rex Yes Yes Yes short film; co-written with Logan Antill
2008 Mackenzie Brown No Yes No documentary
2011 Thule Yes No No short film
2016 Poor Boy Yes Yes Yes co-written with Logan Antill
2018 In the Cloud Yes Yes No co-producer

References
  1. O'Falt, Chris (April 18, 2016). "Tribeca Directors to Watch: Robert Scott Wildes on the Visually Inventive 'Poor Boy'". IndieWire. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. Winter, Max (July 19, 2018). "A Western in Las Vegas with No Money: Robert Scott Wildes on His Debut Feature 'Poor Boy'". No Film School. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. "Award Archive". New Hampshire Film Festival.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. Cox, Gordon (March 2, 2016). "Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 2016 Competition Slate". Variety. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. Busch, Anita (May 17, 2018). "'Poor Boy' Acquired For Theatrical Release By Indican Pictures; Watch The First Trailer – Cannes". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. Schager, Nick (April 25, 2016). "Film Review: 'Poor Boy'". Variety. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  7. Connelly, Sherilyn (July 18, 2018). "Poor Boy". SF Weekly. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  8. Spangler, Todd (September 20, 2017). "Gabriel Byrne, Justin Chatwin Star in Crackle's VR-Themed Movie 'In the Cloud'". Variety. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  9. Cubis, Alex (December 30, 2020). "#40: Robert Scott Wildes (Filmmaker - 'POOR BOY' with Oscar-nominee Michael Shannon". Apple. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  10. Fietz, Lia (May 3, 2016). "2016 Tribeca Film Festival Interview: Robert Scott Wildes (Poor Boy)". IndieNYC.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
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