The Wanting Mare

The Wanting Mare is a 2020 science fiction film written and directed by Nicholas Ashe Bateman.

The Wanting Mare
Film poster
Directed byNicholas Ashe Bateman
Written byNicholas Ashe Bateman
Produced byNicholas Ashe Bateman, David A. Ross, Z. Scott Schaefer, Lawrence Inglee
CinematographyDavid A. Ross
Edited byNicholas Ashe Bateman
Music byAaron Boudreaux
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release date
Running time
89 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

In a post-apocalyptic realm called Anmaere, an annual drive ships wild horses from a rundown city called Whithren to another, far-off city, Levithen. Many denizens of Whithren hope to board the boat with the horses and travel to Levithen, which they believe holds a more promising future for them.

Cast
  • Jordan Monaghan - Moira
  • Ashleigh Nutt - young Moira
  • Christine Kellogg-Darrin - old Moira
  • Nicholas Ashe Bateman - young Lawrence
  • Josh Clark - old Lawrence
  • Yasamin Keshtkar - Eirah
  • Edmond Cofie - Hadeon
  • Maxine Muster - Elien

Development

The Wanting Mare is Bateman's first feature-length film; he did not attend film school and worked independently on the film's development, part of which was funded through a campaign on the crowdsourcing website Indiegogo.[3] Shane Carruth was involved with executive production for a time, but he removed his name from the project in 2020 after accusations of abuse against him were made public.[3] Bateman shot much of the film in a storage unit in Paterson, New Jersey;[4][5] other shots were filmed along the coast of the northeastern United States and in Nova Scotia, Canada.[6]

Reception

The film received a positive review from Wired[7] and mixed reviews from IndieWire,[8] RogerEbert.com,[9] Variety,[3] and Polygon.[10]

References
  1. Review, Screen Anarchy, May 22, 2020.
  2. Review, Austin Chronicle. February 12, 2021.
  3. Review, Variety, February 5, 2021
  4. This futuristic fantasy was almost entirely shot in a storage unit. Polygon, May 19, 2020
  5. Nine Film Festival Favorites That Deserve a Home. RogerEbert.com, August 24, 2020.
  6. This indie film with more than 500 VFX shots took more than 5 years to make. Befores and Afters, January 20, 2021.
  7. Review, Wired, February 12, 2021
  8. Review, IndieWire, February 5, 2021
  9. Review, RogerEbert.com, February 5, 2021
  10. Review, Polygon, February 4, 2021.
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