Woodpecker

Mar 9, 2008

1h 27m

★ 5.2

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.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

Johnny Neander

Jon Hyrns

Wes

Wesley Yang

Mayor

Billy Clay

Brinkley Chamber of Commerce

Sandra Kemmer

Sheriff, Monroe County

Kent Parham

Pastor, First Baptist Church

Brother Jim Daniels

Owner, Ivory-Bill Nest

Lisa Boyd

Brinkley Chamber of Commerce

Evelyn Miley

Author, Sibley Guide to Birds

David Allen Sibley

Nature Conservancy, Search Team Member

Allan J. Mueller

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