'Wildermiss' follows Dutch researcher Elke Tukker (27), who has spent over eight years studying the American wilderness. In this vast, untamed landscape, nearly 100,000 wild horses roam freely, caught in the crossfire of a fierce and controversial debate over their management. Through Elke’s life and research, the film explores the tension between human intervention and nature’s autonomy and reflects on humanity’s broader relationship with wilderness.

As Elke immerses herself in the world of wild horses, she begins to realize that her fascination with them is deeply personal. Their untamed existence mirrors something deep within her. A defiance against control, and a resistance to a system where people no longer see themselves as part of nature. In this disconnect, nature becomes something to be dominated rather than understood, exploited rather than respected.

Conversations with the Bureau of Land Management, encounters with activists, and attending a rodeo reveal the deep divisions over how the land should be managed. Her sense of 'wildermiss' reaches a peak when she attends her first 'round-up.' This process, where horses are chased and captured by helicopters, deeply impacts Elke. For her, it symbolizes the failure of a capitalist system that sustains itself while real solutions remain elusive.