Release Date: 2008-03-09
Overview: Fanatical birdwatchers have descended upon a small town in the Arkansas bayou in hopes of finding the celebrated Ivory Billed Woodpecker. Declared extinct in the 1940’s, the bird has apparently been spotted by numerous experts. Enter amateur birder and poet Johnny Neander, who has convinced his taciturn sidekick that he will be the one to find the elusive woodpecker. The ensuing chaos divides the small town between believers and non-believers, rabid environmentalists and opportunistic entrepreneurs. Much like the bird itself, Woodpecker explores the intersection of fact and fiction, manipulating our notions of documentary and narrative techniques within a tragic comedy about hope, perception, and some very very strange birds.
Rating: 5.2 / 10
Jon Hyrns
as Johnny Neander
Wesley Yang
as Wes
Billy Clay
as Mayor
Sandra Kemmer
as Brinkley Chamber of Commerce
Kent Parham
as Sheriff, Monroe County
Alex Karpovsky - Director
Jon Hyrns - Writer
Alex Karpovsky - Writer
Alex Karpovsky - Producer
Rick Edrich - Producer
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