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| The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill Screens on the Documentary Channel |
| Posted
on Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 09:56 AM |
On paper, this documentary about the relationship between a gentle, often-itinerant 50-ish "Dharma bum" and a wild flock of birds sounds like a sure cure for insomnia. But The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is "a story of surprising emotional resonance," (Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY) packing more humor, enchantment and genuine surprises than most Hollywood blockbusters. The first must-see movie of our 2006 schedule, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill screens nightly on The Documentary Channel from Friday, January 13 Thursday, January 19 at 8:00 p.m.
In 1994, Mark Bittner was living rent-free as a caretaker in a cottage on San Francisco's Telegraph Hill when he began caring for a flock of wild parrots in the trees outside his kitchen window. The cherry-headed conures (also known as red-masked parakeets) were South American natives who had either escaped during shipment to pet stores, or were lost or rejected by their local owners We soon see the colourful flock of birds as a collection of individuals, each with its unique-even eccentric-character. Connor is a dignified loner, the only blue-crowned conure in a flock of cherry-heads; Sophie and Picasso are an avian love match, at each others' sides no matter what, while Mingus is a music-loving crank who prefers to stay indoors. Perhaps the oddest bird in the flock is Bittner himself, an intelligent and poetic loner who finds his life's calling caring for his feathered friends.
With its intense colours and unforgettable imagery, filmmaker July Irvingšs film is a "rare documentary that has romance, comedy and a surprise ending that makes you feel as if you could fly out of the theater...." (Bruce Newman, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS) and "a story that leaves audiences with a glow...." (Mick LaSalle, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE)
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