| |
|
|
The six Angulo brothers have spent their entire lives locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Nicknamed The Wolfpack, they're all exceedingly bright, are homeschooled, have no acquaintances outside their family and have practically never left their home. All they know of the outside world is gleaned from the films they watch obsessively and recreate meticulously, using elaborate homemade props and costumes. For years this has served as a productive creative outlet and a way to stave off loneliness - but after one of the brothers escapes the apartment (wearing a Michael Meyers mask for protection), the power dynamics in the house are transformed, and all the boys begin to dream of venturing out. Armed with unprecedented access into the subjects' world and vast archive of home movies, first-time director Crystal Moselle crafts a fascinating portrait of an extraordinary family, capturing the thrill of the Wolfpack's discoveries without skirting the darker questions of abuse and confinement that weigh upon all of them. THE WOLFPACK charts a fascinating coming of age story and becomes a true example of the power of movies to transform and save lives.
 
Directed by
CRYSTAL MOSELLE
Edited By
ENAT SIDI
Produced By
IZABELLA TZENKOVA
CRYSTAL MOSELLE
Producers
HUNTER GRAY
ALEX ORLOVSKY
Executive Producers
TYLER BRODIE
LOUISE INGALLS STURGES
Executive Producers
CAMERON BRODIE
DAVID CROSS
Co-Producers
RENÉ SASCHA JOHANNSEN
BEN SNYDER
Associate Producers
MEGAN DELANEY
TRACE HENDERSON
Music Supervision By
RANDALL POSTER
MEGHAN CURRIER
Camera
CRYSTAL MOSELLE
Additional Camera
ANTONIO FERRARA
MARISSA KAISER
JAKE CARL MAGEE
RENÉ SASCHA JOHANNSEN
MUKUNDA ANGULO
NARAYANA ANGULO
GOVINDA ANGULO
ALEXANDER DYNAN
WAYNE YIP
|
|
“THRILLING, HEARTBREAKING, CONFOUNDING. It raises questions we’ll be trying to answer for as long as there is art. A TRANSCENDENT WORK OF ART.” – David Edelstein, New York
“ASTONISHING. Sometimes all you need is a great subject to make a great documentary. At the same time, it’s hard to imagine a more sensitive director for this story than Crystal Moselle.” – Manohla Dargis, NY Times
“IT’S DOUBTFUL YOU’LL SEE A BETTER DOCUMENTARY THIS YEAR THAN THIS SENSATIONAL FILM.” – Dennis Dermody, Paper
“MESMERIZING. EVERYTHING ABOUT ‘THE WOLFPACK’ IS EXTRAORDINARY.” – Lisa Schwarzbaum, Time
“GRIPPING. YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO PULL YOUR EYES OFF THE SCREEN. Once you've met these kids, you won't forget them — or the film that puts a hypnotic and haunting spin on movie love.” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
“A fascinating film about a fascinating family, and it’s very hard to shake.” - New York Magazine
“NOT UNTIL THE END DO YOU REALIZE WHAT AN EPIC AND INTIMATE STORY HAS BEEN TOLD.” – Amy Taubin, Artforum
“A BOMBSHELL DOCUMENTARY.” – Kyle Smith, The New York Post
“FASCINATING. What’s maybe more astounding than the story of one family isolated in a city of eight million is how beautiful this documentary is, and how life-affirming.” – Robert Sullivan, Vogue
“HAUNTING AND UTTERLY UNIQUE” – Alison Willmore, Buzzfeed
“AN OUT-OF-NOWHERE WALLOP.” – Amy Nicholson, The Village Voice
“MESMERIZING.” – Logan Hill, Esquire
“FASCINATING” – Julie Bramowitz, Vogue
“ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE DOCS I’VE SEEN ANYWHERE. Has to be seen to be believed.” – Peter Howell, Toronto Star
“5 OUT OF 5 STARS. ALTOGETHER FASCINATING. It has been a while since I’ve seen something that demands to be talked about with such urgency.” – Jordan Hoffman, The Guardian
“INTOXICATING. The whole movie feels dreamed.” – Wesley Morris, Grantland
“Unlike any documentary you've ever seen. It marks the arrival of a major new talent.” – Nigel Smith, Indiewire
“AMAZING. A great American documentary.” – Brian Raftery, Yahoo Movies
“CAPTIVATING. Endlessly fascinating.” – Jordan Raup, The Film Stage
“Absolutely fascinating and one of a kind. One of the strongest reminders of the indomitable power of film I have seen.” – Jake Howell, Movie City News
|
|