Private Project

Horse of Nature

Rooted in real events, Horse of Nature unfolds in the remote Cascade–Siskiyou Mountains along the Oregon‑California border, where the 400‑person community of Henley‑Hornbrook sits. In 2018, a deadly wind‑whipped 38,000-acre wildfire swept through the town, altering lives and landscapes alike. This documentary follows several survivors and a storied herd of cultural‑heritage wild horses that aided the fight against what became known as the Klamathon Fire.

  • Autie Carlisle
    Director
    Shasta Stories / Ebullient / Eight Countries / Fire / Go
  • Autie Carlisle
    Producer
    Shasta Stories / Ebullient / Eight Countries / Fire / Go
  • Nicola Waugh
    Producer
    Events Transpiring Before, During and After a High School Basketball Game / Orphaned / The 200 Phenomena of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • William Edward Simpson II
    Key Cast
    "self"
  • Belle Sloan
    Key Cast
    "self"
  • Betty Miller
    Key Cast
    "self"
  • Dolores Callahan
    Key Cast
    "self"
  • Mikela Ryan
    Key Cast
    "self"
  • Dennis Ryan
    Key Cast
    "self"
  • Michelle Gough
    Key Cast
    "self"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    40 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Autie Carlisle

Autie Carlisle is a self-trained documentary filmmaker from Mount Shasta, California with an emphasis on short profile documentaries that help bring communities together. After a successful career as a fashion designer in New York city for a decade, she took up documentary filmmaking.

Her short documentaries Eight Countries, Fire, Go, and Ebullient have been featured in multiple film festivals. Since 2021 Autie has created eighteen episodes of her docuseries, Shasta Stories, and is currently producing a second season.

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