Amanda Rose Wilder / As an artist I began as a poet, and then found filmmaking, and continue to bounce back and forth between these two mediums. I also love to work with my hands, and am building out a camper van to travel the Americas. But don't worry, I clean up pretty well.
The second picture was taken at a film festival in Spain. I was there to screen a feature observational documentary I made, Approaching the Elephant. This film went to festivals around the world, played at the Museum of Modern Art, won multiple awards and was written about recently in The New York Times and in The New Yorker. I shot and recorded sound for the entire film on my own, as a one-woman band, as I do for almost all weddings.
I consider wedding days exciting opportunities to step into communities and make something beautiful that reflects exactly who people are and reflects their experience. I have always been drawn to filming real emotions, and wedding days are full of them. I like any kind of wedding, anywhere, as long as we share a desire to capture your love and life in a raw and honest way.
Based in Rhode Island and often in New York, I am willing to travel anywhere.
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Amanda Rose Wilder / As an artist I began as a poet, and then found filmmaking, and continue to bounce back and forth between these two mediums. I also love to work with my hands, and am building out a camper van to travel the Americans. But don't worry, I clean up pretty well.
The second picture was taken at a film festival in Spain. I was there to screen a feature observational documentary I made, Approaching the Elephant. This film went to festivals around the world, played at the Museum of Modern Art, won multiple awards and was written about recently in The New York Times and in The New Yorker. I shot and recorded sound for the entire film on my own, as a one-woman band, as I do for almost all weddings. The second picture...well, I was always nurturing and protective of the class pet. I bring this same sensitivity and empathy to my interactions with people, and to my camerawork and editing.
I consider wedding days exciting opportunities to step into communities and make something beautiful that reflects exactly who people are and reflects their experience. I have always been drawn to filming real emotions, and wedding days are full of them. I like any kind of wedding, anywhere, as long as we share a desire to capture your love and life in a raw and honest way.
Based in Rhode Island and often in New York, I am willing to travel anywhere.
