An immersive journey into the world of wild horses, Wild Beauty illuminates both the profound beauty, and desperate plight faced by the wild horses in the Western United States. Filmmaker Ashley Avis and crew go on a multi-year expedition to uncover the truth in hopes to protect them, before wild horses disappear forever.
Cinematography
Golden hour horse glamour shots that belong in a perfume ad.
Direction
Avis inserts herself just enough to feel personal, never narcissistic.
Editing
Tight 99 minutes—no Nature Channel bloat, pure advocacy adrenaline.
Director
Ashley Avis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film weaponizes the Marlboro Man aesthetic against itself—using cinematic grandeur to dismantle the ranching lobby's propaganda.
Avis shot across five years while also directing Disney's 'Black Beauty,' essentially funding her activism with studio horse girl money.
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