Summary: DownloadGet it on iTunes {pb_mediael audio_mp3=[http://d343ypnmzkqpnf.cloudfront.net/filmwax/1313-filmwax.mp3] } In this special 2013 Slamdance Edition of Filmwax Radio, host Kristin McCracken interviews filmmaker Suzanne Mitchell, whose new documentary, RUNNING WILD: THE LIFE OF DAYTON O. HYDE, concerns itself with the reluctant cowboy, Dayton O. Hyde. The film begins on a haunting stretch of land in the Black Hills of South Dakota where 500 captured wild mustangs are once again running free. This is one of the last bastions of land where horses can be free and where this cowboy is living out the last part of his life. Dayton’s journey began in Marquette, Michigan where at the age of 13 he ran away from home to join his uncle on a cattle ranch in Oregon. From there he learned the ways of the west; rodeos, cattle drives and Native American’s formed Hyde’s passion for preserving the prairies and the creatures that inhabit the land. From saving the Sand Hill Crane, to creating an environment where coyotes and cattle could co-exist, to reestablishing a lost lake, Hyde’s biggest conservation project sits on an 11,000-acre reserve where he continues to save wild horses and the land they inhabit. Full Motion Pictures is creating this cinematic adventure by examining the life of this man who through prose, poetry, conservation, grace and wisdom has preserved part of American history for generations to come. Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde is an exquisite film that will take viewers back to lost times and forgotten places giving each of us pause to reflect on our own contributions to this world. Suzanne Mitchell (Director) has produced numerous long and short form television series and specials as well as feature length documentaries. She has won two Emmys, two Gracie Awards and an Omni Intermedia Award. Suzanne has collaborated with Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple to create several films which include: NEW PASSAGES, THE HAMPTONS, WOODSTOCK: NOW & THEN, and A FORCE OF NATURE, where the team traveled to South Sudan to present the humanitarian work of philanthropist Ellen Ratner. Mitchell has produced two comprehensive historical documentary programs -- ABC's The Century, with Peter Jennings, which included exclusive interviews with nuclear scientist Hans Bethe, Steve Jobs and others; and A&E's The Millennium Biography Special, which focused on 100 of the most influential people of the last 1000 years. In 2005, Mitchell was the Executive Producer of Fatal Fathers, a one hour documentary for A&E. She also created six PBS documentaries focused on women’s issues, for which she won two Gracie awards and one Emmy. Suzanne’s experience as an independent producer for The Oprah Winfrey Show includes Oprah’s 2008 Martin Luther King special and the 2011 Freedom Riders special. HOST: After abandoning a career in higher education, Kristin McCracken realized that writing about movies all day long was way more fun. Until recently, she was the Vice President of Digital Media at TribecaFilm.com. She now writes about film and consults with filmmakers about social media. Her most recent book is entitled 101 Things to Do Before You Turn 40.
