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Lance Mackey won the Iditarod four times and was called the toughest athlete in the world. Wild Life – The Lance Mackey Story is the documentary film about his life, directed by Finn-Erik Rognan and produced by Maverix. The film runs 120 minutes, is in English and has won seven awards at international film festivals.
Who was Lance Mackey?
Lance Mackey was a dog musher, race car driver and family man. He became a legend by winning the Iditarod four times, the sled dog race of about ten days through the Alaskan wilderness. The race honors the Norwegian Leonhard Seppala, who in 1925 covered large parts of the route to carry life-saving medicine to the people of Nome during an epidemic. Mackey died in 2023.
“He lived an utterly extraordinary life and was a character of Shakespearean proportions. Sadly, he passed away far too early, and this film is a historical document of his incredible life,” says Linda Nordheim, agency director at Maverix.
Behind the scenes
The team got to know Mackey in Alaska the winter the pandemic broke out. While they followed him at a car race in Arizona, he was in a serious crash. The examinations afterward revealed a tumor around his lungs.
For more on Lance Mackey, see Ice Cowboys, the series about the sled dog mushers in Alaska, Minnesota and Norway. See also all our TV series and documentaries.
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Seven awards for Wild Life
Wild Life has won awards at the Anchorage International Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Awards and the ONIROS Film Awards, and has received honors from the New York Film Awards, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, the Hollywood Gold Awards and the Florence Film Awards.
From the team behind Ice Cowboys
Maverix also made Ice Cowboys, which has aired in several countries and averages 9.2 on IMDb. Other productions are Gutta på tur (The Boys on Tour, 7.5), Ekspedisjon Lothepus (Expedition Lothepus, 8.5), Lothepus Camping (9.6) and the final season of Fjorden Cowboys (8.7). Maverix also produces sports broadcasts, including for Norsk Rikstoto.
Anchorage Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Awards
ONIROS Film Awards
New York Film Awards
Rhode Island Film Festival
Hollywood Gold Awards
Florence Film Awards
Wild Life - The Lance Mackey story
Director: Finn-Erik Rognan
Screenplay: Finn-Erik Rognan and Dag Vidar Hopøy
Editor: Dag Vidar Hopøy
Producers: Linda Nordheim, Ola Gråberg and Jan Ove Årsæther
Art direction: Kim Taanevig
120 minutter.
Region: World wide (English language)
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Who was Lance Mackey?
Lance Mackey was an American dog musher who won the Iditarod four times in a row, from 2007 to 2010. He also won the Yukon Quest four times, and in 2007 became the first to win both races in the same year. In Alaska he was called The Legend. He died in 2023, aged 52.
Where can I watch Wild Life – The Lance Mackey Story?
You can watch the full film on this page. It runs 120 minutes and is in English. To screen it at festivals, in cinemas or on TV, contact Maverix.
Who made the film?
The film is produced by Maverix and directed by Finn-Erik Rognan, who wrote the screenplay with Dag Vidar Hopøy. The producers are Linda Nordheim, Ola Gråberg and Jan Ove Årsæther. The team followed Mackey in Alaska and Arizona from the winter the pandemic broke out.
Which awards has the film won?
Wild Life has won seven awards at international film festivals, including the Anchorage International Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Awards and the ONIROS Film Awards. The film has also been honored by the New York Film Awards, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, the Hollywood Gold Awards and the Florence Film Awards.
What is the Iditarod?
The Iditarod is a sled dog race of about 1,600 kilometers through the Alaskan wilderness, from Anchorage to Nome. The fastest teams take just over eight days. The race honors, among others, the Norwegian Leonhard Seppala, who in 1925 helped carry life-saving medicine to Nome during a diphtheria epidemic.
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