Chowchilla

Name: Chowchilla
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-12-03
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Ellie Mae Louise Smith, Alexander Ray, Taylor Box, Tate McMillan, Ranen Navat

26 children, buried alive. A shocking tale of escape and survival.

Chowchilla (2023)

1:38 (98 min)

Documentary

United States

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Production

Zipper Bros Films, Sutter Road Picture Company, CNN Films

Release date

3 December 2023

Director

Paul Solet

Scenario

Mario Díaz

Composer

Austin Wintory

Producer

Sean Stuart

All team (20)

Actors

Ellie Mae Louise Smith

Darla Daniels

Alexander Ray

Richard Schoenfeld

Taylor Box

Fred Woods

Tate McMillan

James Schoenfeld

Ranen Navat

Kidnapped Student

Harrison Taylor

Kidnapped Student

Skye Samantha Ferrero

Kidnapped Kid

James Hernandez

Robert Gonzales

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Short description

Chowchilla is a documentary that examines a peculiar mass kidnapping event. The film looks beyond the news reports of the time to investigate the details of the crime, featuring original interviews with people who survived the experience.

Directed by Paul Solet, the film follows his previous work on Clean. The production was a collaboration between CNN Films, Zipper Bros Films, and Sutter Road Picture Company, with a screenplay written by Mario Díaz. The cast includes Ellie Mae Louise Smith, Alexander Ray, Taylor Box, Tate McMillan, Ranen Navat, and Harrison Taylor. The movie has a runtime of 98 minutes and was released in the United States in December 2023.