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Director Mary Wharton is an award-winning storyteller with a passion for music and the stories that connect us all to the power of music. She won a Grammy® Award for her first feature documentary, "Sam Cooke: Legend," and her most recent film, "Tom Petty Somewhere You Feel Free" won the top Audience Award at SXSW, Best Documentary at Boulder ...
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Mary Eugenia Wharton (October 12, 1912 – November 28, 1991) was an American botanist, author, and environmental activist. Biography. Wharton was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky on October 12, 1912, [1] the younger of two daughters of Joseph Felix and Mayme (née Davis) Wharton. [2] . In 1916, the family moved to Lexington.
Jun 13, 2024 · Using newly discovered archival footage from the mid-1990s, Wharton explores the making of rock star Tom Petty’s seminal 1994 album Wildflowers, interviewing collaborators such as producer Rick Rubin, family members like daughter Adria, and members of his longtime band, The Heartbreakers.
Oct 18, 2021 · In an exclusive interview, Mary Wharton discusses capturing Tom Petty in the new Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers doc.
Oct 19, 2021 · An interview with Mary Wharton, director of 2021's 'Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: the Making of Wildflowers.'
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Nov 11, 2021 · “This really came to me at the right time,” Mary Wharton says of the opportunity to work on Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers. The documentary draws on recently...
Mar 20, 2021 · Florida Filmmaker Mary Wharton on her new Tom Petty Film. Wharton's film Somewhere You Feel Free , which premiered this week at SXSW, draws on her personal connections to Petty and lost footage of him during the making of his Wildflowers album. SHARE IF YOU ENJOYED IT. Tom Petty and producer Rick Rubin working together on the Wildflowers album.
