Dreamin' Wild, the true story of love and redemption, is about what happened to singer/songwriter Donnie Emerson and his family when the album he and his brother recorded as teens was rediscovered after thirty years of obscurity and was suddenly hailed by music critics as a lost masterpiece. While the album's rediscovery brings hopes of second chances, it also brings long-buried emotions as Donnie, his wife Nancy, brother Joe, and father Don Sr. come to terms with the past and their newly found fame.
"Lightning strikes twice for filmmaker Bill Pohlad in “Dreamin’ Wild.” The producer-turned-writer-director follows up the promise of his Brian Wilson biopic “Love & Mercy” with another moving tale of personal and artistic redemption." - The Playlist
"Pohlad’s sweet, slightly sorrowful film [is] the lower-key B-side to his previous one — a poignant examination of what happens when a star is conceived, but not born." - Variety
"There is a gentle loveliness to Pohlad’s filmmaking, everything from sun-swept Eastern Washington State vistas to teenage parties to live performances..." - Indiewire
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