Forever My Girl
This American romantic drama was written for the screen and directed by Wolf, debuting in theaters to sold-out screenings, starring ALEX ROE, JESSICA ROTHE, ABBY RYDER FORTSON, JOHN BENJAMIN HICKEY, JUDITH HOAG, and TRAVIS TRITT. The film also features an all-star country music soundtrack that Wolf developed herself, with songs from LITTLE BIG TOWN, MIRANDA LAMBERT, LAUREN ALAINA, MICKEY GUYTON, JOSH TURNER, CANAAN SMITH, and TRAVIS TRITT. FOREVER MY GIRL continues to be one of the top romantic rentals on home box office rentals.
There To Catch Me
Wolf coalesces her world of filmmaking into the world of music videos to create what she calls a lyrical novella or feature music video—a mini-film that becomes the prologue to the traditional music video, capturing the essence of a song in spoken word with a screenplay, lead cast, and its band members. The confluence of these two mediums creates an exciting new lane for music videos to thrive on both cinematic and musical platforms. Song is performed by The Nashvillains and the film, written & directed by Wolf, stars JOHNNY WACTOR, CAITLIN HARRIS, and CLARE GRANT.
Love Scene
This short film, written & directed by Wolf is a prologue to her award-winning feature screenplay of the same name that chronicles the 25-year love affair of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. Winner of 8 Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best actress awards, the short gives a glimpse into Leigh’s life at the age of 22, still unknown yet on the cusp of stardom, as she embarks on her very first screen test on a London stage in 1935. Love Scene stars CAITLIN HARRIS as Vivien Leigh and SEBASTIAN DUNN as renowned film director, Basil Dean.
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A behind-the-scenes look at the making of LOVE SCENE, Wolf explores the screen legend, Vivien Leigh, in her very first screen test with director Basil Dean on a London stage in 1935. Shot at the historic Saban Theater in Hollywood, Wolf shares her adoration and pilgrimage with the material that delves into the personal lives of Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier. The short went on to win Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actress awards all over the world, starring CAITLIN HARRIS and SEBASTIAN DUNN, and co-stars MOLLY LELAND, MARTIN SOOLE, ROBERT HOOK, KIM KENDALL, and TYLER NIMMONS.
Boat Names
Wolf collaborated with musical artist Brian Kelley, formerly of FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, to bring his gorgeous song “Boat Names” to the big and small screen for his debut solo album.
Writing and directing the song in scripted form, Wolf and her film crew shot the film and video off the coast of Florida, forging through unpredictable weather with boats, yachts, drones, and all of the elements of the sea firmly at-hand to capture this enchanting love story.
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A sneak peek behind-the-scenes of BOAT NAMES, shot off the coast of Florida, starring BRIAN KELLEY & BRITTNEY KELLEY and introducing WAVERLY ANNE DVORAK & HUNTER RHYS.
Little Chenier
Written by Wolf and her brother, Jace Douglas Johnson, Little Chenier was Wolf’s directorial debut in theaters and a festival darling on the indie circuit. The critically acclaimed film, lauded by critics as “Shakespeare on the bayou” and “a Steinbeck novel on film” garnered 21 festival awards on its festival run, including 10 Best Picture Awards. Shot on 35mm film in a 110-degree heat deep in the bayous of Louisiana surrounded by alligators, snakes, and swarming mosquitoes, Little Chenier is Wolf’s love letter to Southwest Louisiana.
Wolf captured the beauty and authenticity of Cajun Country by shooting in the swamplands with her entire cast and crew living in the small Cajun communities surrounding the real floating town of Little Chenier. The film, shot primarily on water from boats and barges, stars JOHNATHON SCHAECH, CLIFTON COLLINS, JR., FRED KOHLER, TAMARA BRAUN, ISABELLA HOFFMAN, JEREMY DAVIDSON, and CHRIS MULKEY.
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Wolf: “This film is an homage to the beautiful Cajun people of Southwest Louisiana and their culture that had never been preserved on film before this one. It was a huge feat, emotionally and physically, for all of us involved with the insurmountable demands of shooting such an ambitious film in 36 locations in only 24 days, along with shooting it mainly on water without a land base for up to 20 miles at time in the dead heat of summer and shooting it all on 35mm film.
Many suffered from heat stroke, sun stroke and vertigo along the way, but standing there at the end, we had such an overwhelming amount of love and pride for what we accomplished together. We all were incredibly grateful to be able to give this gift on film to the people of Southwest Louisiana, especially after losing most of their land and homes in the hurricane devastation that was to hit shortly after we filmed. Little Chenier will always be one of my most cherished achievements.”
BETHANY ASHTON WOLF
Born and raised in Louisiana, Bethany Ashton Wolf has had a passion for visual arts and southern literature since she was a young girl, influenced by the colorful characters of the French Quarter as well as the cultural melting pot of Louisiana itself.
Wolf moved to Los Angeles in her early twenties where she began her career as a screenwriter, co-writing the feature film DON'S PLUM starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Toby Maguire, followed by her screenwriting and directorial debut with the Cajun drama LITTLE CHENIER which won 21 Best Feature Film awards and Best American Film awards on the festival circuit worldwide.
Wolf has been married to comedian Josh Wolf for the past 20 years, and while raising their children together in LA, she has had numerous screenwriting assignments for both studios and independent production companies, has been hired to write for academy award-winning producers, wrote the award-winning screenplay LOVE SCENE which won awards across the globe on its festival run, and wrote for the screen and directed the feature film FOREVER MY GIRL.
Wolf has also directed avant-garde music videos and written lyrical novellas for country stars, as well as executive producing and developing a series of inspiring docuseries for television with ITV America.
“I am extremely humbled and grateful to be a working artist. My personal pilgrimage in filmmaking over the past two decades has taught me that there is always a way through to the other side. I am an advocate for collaboration, and I will always be inspired by a road less traveled. I aspire to continue writing and directing meaningful works of art that make people feel connected to each other, their families, and the vast tapestries of community that have made them who they are.”
