The Hawk Is Dying
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Julian Goldberger
Paul Giamatti
Michael Pitt
Michelle Williams
Rusty Schwimmer
Robert Wisdom
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
George Gattling is a man out of place in the world and out of place in his own skin. An auto-upholsterer by trade, he lives with his divorced sister Precious, and her 20 year-old autistic son, Fred. He's also the unwitting case study of a "life-gone-wrong" for Betty, a young psychology student who works at his shop. George seeks salvation in hawks. He dreams of capturing and training the noble birds of prey. An ancient art that requires precision, falconry is the obsession he shares with Fred. In the quiet pre-dawn tracking of the birds, George Gattling feels like a man temporarily freed from the absurdity of civilized life. After several years of failed attempts, George and Fred capture the most magnificent bird they have ever seen--the red-tailed hawk. That night, George experiences a tragedy greater than he's ever known. Grief stricken, George sees his only chance to survive tied together with the bird. He becomes determined to tame her--and to do that he will not eat or sleep, nor will she, until it's all over. At his weakest moment, George locks himself into a battle of wills with the only creature on earth that would rather die than submit. To the rest of the world, it appears George has gone mad; the closer he gets to achieving success, the crazier his family thinks he's become. Betty is the only one who realizes that George must take himself to the bottom to truly be saved. She watches as George succumbs to a world where the senses are awakened and emotions are unchecked--a world where one can see and feel the "blood of things."
Director
Julian Goldberger
Cast
Paul Giamatti
Michael Pitt
Michelle Williams
Rusty Schwimmer
Robert Wisdom
Ann Wedgeworth
Mark Campbell
Ayana Rhoden
Taylor Simpson
John Hostetter
Steve Dumouchel
Katie Dixon
Veryl Jones
Karl Anthony
Marc Macaulay
Bob Lipka
P J Lalka
Erika Medina
Matthew Stanton
Michael Maniaci
Timothy E Kelly
Crew
Peter Amante
Christina Arango
Linda Balintine
Laura Ballinger
Dessarae Bassil
Judy Becker
Travis Bell
Michelle Benoit
Jon Bergholz
James Berkery
Heimer Bjorgulffson
Alex Blatt
Karen Bosma
Arrow Brown
Bobby Bukowski
Kenji Bunch
Michael Burke
Brad Burnside
Wesley Campbell
Sean T Chavis
Rex Christensen
Scott Clements
John Coltrane
Lucy Cooper
Richard Cottrell
Kevin Craig
Harry Crews
Emily Cunningham
Erik Curtis
Carolyn Cury
Andrew D'angelo
Lorena Davis
Corbin Day
James Debbs
Pam Decosmo
Christine Denillo
Travis Devita
Katie Dixon
Diana N Donnelly
Felicia Fasano
Mark Feldman
Eric Felland
John Finn
Katherine Fisher
Sean Fisher
Joe Rea Fontes
Kim V. Fowley
Kim V. Fowley
Paul Frank
Erik Friedlander
Frank Gaeta
Frank Gaeta
Luis Galdames
Luis Galdames
Luis Galdames
Luis Galdames
Chris Garafalo
Fernando Gayeski
Paul Geddes
Beau J Genot
Danny Ghitis
Patrick Giraudi
Dan Gloeckner
Aram Goldberg
Jonathan Goldberger
Jonathan Goldberger
Jonathan Goldberger
Jonathan Goldberger
Julian Goldberger
Julian Goldberger
Affonso Gontalves
Byron Goss Iii
Jason Graham
Jonathan Gray
Lee Grimes
Vince Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi
Holly Hall
Joyce Hammann
Mitch Harbeson
Mitch Harbeson
Dennis Hardesty
David Harges
Cariad Harmon
Cariad Harmon
Catherine Harper
Dan Hartley
Jane Hassinger
Matt Havron
Jason Hedges
Vivian Hengsteler
Elizabeth Henning
Urs Hirschbiegel
Steven Hollenkamp
Ted Hope
Takeo Hori
Peter Hutchinson
Steve Irvine
Robert Jepson
Grant Johnson
Richard Johnson
Steve Johnson
Jai Josefs
Rebekoh Kaplan
Kevin Kendrick
Jordy Klein
Albert H Krause
Evan Kubota
Fred Kupfer
Andrew M Kurtz
Darren Lane
Jeanne Levy-hinte
Jeffrey Levy-hinte
Valerie Lockhart
Vanessa Lopez
Ashley Margo
Mato
Phil Mccarty
Ashton Mccomb
Jeff C Mcdonald
Tracy Mcknight
Scott Mclean
Ross Miller
Vera Mills
Libby Moyer
Kimberly Mullen
Mark Mullen
Jim Nabors
Jordan M Nacht
April Napier
Glenn Newland
Danielle Oberlender
Splack Pack
Gene Page
Eric Papa
Alison Parker
Ian Parker
Jan Peterson
James S Pierpont
Sharmini Pitter
Wyre Herbert Matthew Platt
Josh Price
Andrew Promey
Chris Ranung
Suzy Raymond
Heidi Reed
Natalie Reico
Michael Risco
Justin Ritson
Steven T. Ritzi
Edwin Rivera
Sonny Rollins
Nicole Rosner
Michael Scielzi
Chris Sherrill
Aaron Siegel
Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson
Kasey Sirianni
Mary Jane Skalski
Jon Solomon
John H Stephens
Tim Stephens
Tony Suffredini
Junnon Swamura-nerigoux
Richard Swim
Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor
Helgi Thorsson
Jonathan Townes
Martha Mae Tucker
Mark Vaughn
Diana Victor
Mike De La Vina
Trevor Ward
Corin Warinner
Jason Working
John Yingst
Joshua Zeman
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States January 2006
Released in United States May 2006
Released in United States on Video May 29, 2007
Released in United States Spring March 30, 2007
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 17-28, 2006.
Based on the novel "The Hawk is Dying" written by Harry Crews and published by Knopf 1973.
Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Independent Dramatic Competition) January 19-29, 2006.)
Released in United States Spring March 30, 2007 (NY)
Released in United States May 2006 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 17-28, 2006.)
Released in United States on Video May 29, 2007
Project was included on the 2005 Black List.
