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245 04 The Falconer.
264 1 |bCargo Film & Releasing,|c2020.
264 1 [San Francisco, California, USA] :|bKanopy Streaming,
|c2021.
300 1 online resource (streaming video file) (73 minutes):
|bdigital, .flv file, sound
336 two-dimensional moving image|btdi|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
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500 Title from title frames.
500 Film
500 In Process Record.
518 Originally produced by Cargo Film & Releasing in 2020.
520 Rodney Stotts is one of only a handful of African American
falconers in the country, and a local celebrity of sorts.
He's also a former drug dealer, inmate, single father,
drive-by-shooting victim, and survivor of the crack
epidemic in Southeast, Washington DC- the most dangerous
neighborhood in what was then the murder capital of the
U.S. A self-proclaimed animal junkie, Rodney has relied on
the healing power of nature throughout his life. In this
intimate portrait, we join him over four years as he
shares his passion for falconry and raptor rehabilitation.
THE FALCONER is a story of second chances: for injured
birds of prey, for an abandoned plot of land, for members
of a stressed community, and for Rodney himself. Dotted
with abandoned buildings and towering trees, the former
juvenile prison complex of Oak Hill is full of potential.
Intent on transforming this run-down place into a bird
sanctuary and education center, Rodney moves out of his
house and into a tiny trailer placed amid Oak Hill's
crumbling barns and sheds. He envisions a day when this
land will be beautiful and flourishing as a result of his
efforts. But as we see Rodney, a small figure against a
vast sea of green, pushing a sputtering mower back and
forth through waist-high weeds, we can only hope against
hope that it will not all be in vain. Rodney sees a refuge
for the animals he loves and a thriving center for the
people in his community, which has so often borne the
brunt of the city, and the nation's, poor environmental
choices. Without money, he builds aviaries with donated
wood. Without staff, he calls on family, friends, and
volunteers to help him get the property ready for
visitors. National Guard cadets donate their community
service hours to the project. Raptors are Rodney's passion,
but he knows that falconry is not the sole escape from the
life of poverty, violence and mass incarceration awaiting
young people from his community. Rodney collaborates with
his family and friends to bring the children and families
visiting Oak Hill an all-around outdoor experience - one
that includes raptor education, equestrian practice,
gardening skills, and lessons in healthy eating. Rodney's
energy and passion are awe-inspiring, and his personal
stakes depicted in THE FALCONER are high. In THE FALCONER,
the stark circumstances facing the citizens of our
nation's capital bring home the issue of environmental
injustice. Rodney's mission is to break through to those
too often dismissed as "hard to reach These efforts are
all in service to one simple but powerful idea - Everyone
deserves access to nature.
538 Mode of access: World Wide Web.
546 In English
650 0 Social action.
650 0 Human rights.
650 0 Sociology.
650 0 Documentary films.
655 7 Documentary films.|2lcgft
700 1 Kaempfer, Annie,|efilm director.
710 2 Cargo Film & Releasing (Firm)|4dst
710 2 Kanopy (Firm)|4dst
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