Into the wild

Into the wild was filmed in 2007 and was directed by Sean Penn. It was filmed in Alaska and the graduation scene was actually filmed in Reed College instead of 'Emory University'. The film grossed over 56 million dollars at the box office perhaps because it was directed at a specific audience { Liberal Sophisticates and/or Hippies} however it was nominated for two academy awards and won a golden globe award for best original song which is called Guaranteed by Eddie Veder