Wild is a single frame.
In film and video , a freeze frame is when a single frame of content shows repeatedly on the screen -- `` freezing '' the action . Wild (2014 film) . The film stars Reese Witherspoon as Strayed , alongside Laura Dern ( as Strayed 's mother ) , with Thomas Sadoski , Michiel Huisman and Gaby Hoffmann among several others in supporting roles . The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 29 , 2014 , and was released theatrically on December 3 , 2014 , in North America . `` Wild '' is a single by English singer-songwriter Jessie J and the lead single from her second studio album , Alive ( 2013 ) .