Exclusive: A feature documentary about an orphaned wildcat cub proved to be irresistible catnip to streamers. In a just concluded auction, Amazon Studios acquired the untitled documentary from 30West and directors Melissa Lesh & Trevor Frost. Price I’m hearing is around $20 million, a near record for a docu. The film is about a young British soldier who returns from Afghanistan suffering from depression and Ptsd. He heads to the Amazon with thoughts of ending his life. He finds a reason to live when he arrives there. The man, who’s named Harry, finds himself teaming with a woman he meets, named Samantha, to become the caregivers to an injured baby ocelot wildcat.
The docu was shopped in the form of a promo by the first time filmmakers. It was developed by 30West, which financed and was executive producer on the Netflix zeitgeist smash hit series Tiger King, as well as Fyre,...
The docu was shopped in the form of a promo by the first time filmmakers. It was developed by 30West, which financed and was executive producer on the Netflix zeitgeist smash hit series Tiger King, as well as Fyre,...
- 10/19/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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