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Ghost Bird



U.S.A. 2009 - 85'
Color and B/W, Beta Digital PAL

Director
Scott Crocker

Screenplay
Scott Crocker

Cinematography
Damir Frkovic

Editing
Scott Crocker

Music
Zoė Keating

Producer
Scott Crocker

Production
Small Change Productions - 2702 8th St. - 94710 Berkeley, CA (USA) - T. +1 510 666 8491 - www.ghostbirdmovie.com

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Synopsis
Although the ivory-filled woodpecker is said to have become extinct several decades ago, a group of dedicated bird watchers from Brinkley, Arkansas, has trouble accepting the idea. With a single fuzzy photograph to go on, they take steps to submit a million-dollar preservation programme. The ghost bird, which no one has actually ever seen, becomes their obsession (and their meal ticket), drawing hundreds of visitors from all over the United States. A subtle, brilliant treatment of the fraught relationship between man and nature on our planet.