Seven minutes that'll make you rethink what documentaries can be.
Filmed in Grayson, Oklahoma, Wildcat meditatively combines documentation of a Black rodeo subculture with an abstract portrait of Joseph’s aunt who helped found the event.
Cinematography
Joseph's hazy, golden-hour lensing turns Oklahoma into mythic terrain.
Sound
Soundscape blurs diegetic and non-diegetic—expect ASMR-level texture.
Direction
Personal essay filmmaking at its most assured and least sentimental.
Director
Kahlil Joseph
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
US
