The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Judy Irving
Gary Thompson
Maggie Mccall
Ivan Stormgart
Mark Bittner
Jamie Yorck
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The true story of a Bohemian "St. Francis" and his remarkable relationship with a flock of wild green-and-red parrots: Mark Bittner, a dharma bum, a homeless street musician in San Francisco, falls in with the flock as he searches for meaning in his life--unaware that the wild parrots will bring him everything he needs. Mark was born and raised in southwestern Washington State. His ambition as a teenager was to be a Great Novelist, but Mark was alarmed by the uniformly miserable fates of all the writers whom he loved. So he decided to pursue a career in music instead. After hitch-hiking through Europe in search of experience, he moved to San Francisco determined to sink or swim as a poet-singer-songwriter. He sank. Completely bereft, he turned to spiritual seeking and ended up on the street where he spent the next fourteen years. Ultimately his search led him to the wild parrot flock, which, in turn, led him back to writing, and his first book: "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill." The hardcover edition, published by Random House, was a best seller; the paperback edition comes out in late January 2005.
Director
Judy Irving
Cast
Gary Thompson
Maggie Mccall
Ivan Stormgart
Mark Bittner
Jamie Yorck
Matt Eakle
Elizabeth Wright
Crew
James Attwood
Mark Bittner
Mark Bittner
Mark Bittner
Tom Bullock
Jacquelyne Cordes
Judy Irving
Judy Irving
Judy Irving
Judy Irving
Doug Jones
Jaime Kibben
Samuel Lehmer
Samuel Lehmer
Maggie Mccall
Chris Michie
Howard Munson
Jim Reitzel
Pat Rickey
Ivan Stormgart
Gary Thompson
Andrew White
Elizabeth Wright
Jamie Yorck
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited re-release in United States April 1, 2005
Released in United States February 11, 2005
Released in United States March 4, 2005
Released in United States on Video December 26, 2005
Released in United States Winter February 9, 2005
Aired on PBS as part of the "Independent Lens" series of documentaries on May 29, 2007.
Released in United States Winter February 9, 2005 (SF)
Released in United States February 11, 2005 (New York City)
Released in United States March 4, 2005 (Los Angeles)
Limited re-release in United States April 1, 2005 (New York City)
Released in United States on Video December 26, 2005
