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1,956 Followers, 938 Following, 153 Posts - Jana Savage (@jana_savage) on Instagram: "Writer/Producer/Actress/Lover of animals".
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Actress: Wildflower. Jana Savage is known for Wildflower (2022), Praise This (2023) and Committed.
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Feb 14, 2024 · The Wildflower true story is inspired by real-life people and events, directed by Matt Smukler from a screenplay by Jana Savage. Wildflower follows Bea, a teenager who was born to intellectually delayed parents.
- Matt Smukler
- Kiernan Shipka
- Building A Team
- Examining Structure
- Finding Purpose
Wildflowerwas Matt Smulker’s narrative feature film directorial debut — a feat accomplished as a result of years of experience in commercials, music videos, short films, and his documentary. From there, he recruited the screenwriting expertise of Savage. The two were collaborating on another project when she pointed out the story’s narrative potent...
The feature film opens with the character of Bea (Shipka) lying comatose in a hospital bed — a departure from the documentary, where Matt Smulker’s niece isn’t hospitalized until almost three-quarters of the way through the film. This allowed the filmmakers to demonstrate the real dangers of Bea’s upbringing before journeying with Bea through her n...
Matt Smulker also wanted to use Wildfloweras a means to show a different side to a story centered on a family with disabilities. “We all have our own preconceived notions about what disability looks like,” Smulker stated. “So when you hear the story of a woman with a 59 IQ who wanted to have a family, who wanted to work and wanted to live on her ow...
Wildflower is a 2022 American coming of age comedy-drama film directed by Matt Smukler and written by Jana Savage, from a story by Smukler and Savage.
Actress who is famous for her appearances across TV and film. She rose to widespread prominence for her appearance as Mrs. Savage in the 2017 Netflix original film #REALITYHIGH . Before Fame. She earned her bachelor's degree in economics and Spanish from Boston University. Trivia.
Feb 23, 2023 · PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the trailer for the upcoming coming-of-age dramedy from Momentum Pictures, in which Shipka, 23, plays a high-schooler who must start thinking about her future...
