| Description |
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Performer |
Interviewees: Katie Jacques, general manager of the Brinkley Argus ; Sandra Kemmer, executive director of the Brinkley Chamber of Commerce ; Bill Clay, Mayor of Brinkley and various birders, scientists, reporters, etc. |
| Credits |
Editor, Scott Crocker ; director of photography, Damir Frković ; original music, Zoë Keating. |
| Note |
Extras (ca. 40 min.): Cabinet of curiosities; Florida: Deja Vu; Mary Scott; Sonny Skinner; The sound and the fury; Tim Barksdale; Six pixels; Catfish dude; The imperial conspiracy. |
| Summary |
"Set in a murky swamp full of birders, scientists and reporters, explores the limits of certainty, the seductive power of hope, and how one phantom woodpecker changed a Southern town forever. This thrilling eco-noir investigates the strange but true story of a small town in Arkansas overrun by a nation of birders all in search of the Holy Grail with wings, the Ivory-billed woodpecker. Presumed extinct for over half a century, the iconic bird was seen flying through the bayous of eastern Arkansas in 2004 by scientists who announced the ivory-bill's miraculous rediscovery. Or was it? Despite years of searching, the bird's fate remains a mystery. This witty, intelligent documentary brings the Ivory-bill's blurry rediscovery into focus, revealing our uneasy relationship with nature and the increasing uncertainty of our place within it"--Container. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Ivory-billed woodpecker -- Arkansas.
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Extinct birds -- Arkansas.
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Brinkley (Ark.)
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Brinkley (Ark.) -- Economic conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Environmental films.
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| Added Author |
Crocker, Scott. Screenwriter. Director. Film editor.
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Frković, Damir. Cinematographer.
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Keating, Zoë, 1972- Composer.
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Small Change Productions.
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Matson Films
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| Standard No. |
880198119292 |
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