Who Are We?

Wise Rabbit Films is the home of filmmaker Scott Paul Wright. Scott spent 20 years in the Radio and Records industries (America’s #1 most-listened-to radio personality in the 1980s - “Shadow Steele”) and 25 years as a winemaker and wine importer before focusing on his lifelong obsession with film.

His first feature, 2018's Three Days of Glory (co-Directed with David Baker) explored the impact of climate change and globalization on the small family vineyards of Burgundy, France, and was named Best Film by the Food & Wine industry’s IACP Awards. Now Streaming on TUBI (Gunpowder & Sky Distribution.)

He followed in 2023 with John Waite - The Hard Way, a fascinating look at an ageing journeyman rock star facing a lifetime of disappointments and regrets, as the COVID lockdown pulls the stage out from under him. The film has maintained a 100% Audience Score on RottenTomatoes.com Now Streaming on Prime Video in 60 markets. (Gravitas Ventures Distribution.)

The Next Chapter - an intensely personal documentary that follows 55+ adults turning to psychedelic-assisted therapy to address mental health and end-of-life issues premiered at Toronto in June 2026 and is currently touring North America and Europe, and is streaming worldwide on KINEMA.

His original screenplays include “PARTISANS”, “Paris in the 20s”, and with co-writer Susie Hatton, - “The Last DJ”, and “All Over Again”.

Scott lives and works in Paris, New Orleans, and White Salmon, WA.