A Birder's Guide to Everything

A Birder's Guide to Everything
Directed by Rob Meyer
Written by Rob Meyer
Luke Matheny
Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee
Alex Wolff
Katie Chang
Distributed by Focus World
Screen Media Films
Release dates
  • April 21, 2013 (Tribeca)
  • March 21, 2014 (United States)

A Birder's Guide to Everything is an independent film starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alex Wolff, Michael Chen, Katie Chang, James Le Gros, Daniela Lavender and Sir Ben Kingsley.[1] It was written by Rob Meyer and Luke Matheny and directed by Rob Meyer.

Plot

The film follows the story of teenage birders who go on a road trip to find the (possibly) extinct Labrador Duck. It was based on Rob Meyer's short film "Aquarium" which won an Honorable Mention at Sundance in 2008.[2]

Release

It premiered in 2013 at the Tribeca Film Festival where it won second place in the Audience Award[3] and is being distributed by Focus World and Screen Media.The film was released onto video on demand and select theaters on March 21, 2014.

Reception

The film opened to very positive reviews.[4] The New York Times described it as a "smart, likeable, coming of age film [...] an eye opener for anyone who takes the everyday natural world for granted."[5] USA Today wrote that "not since Rob Reiner's Stand by Me has such a compelling rite-of-passage film emerged."[6] and The Guardian wrote that "you don't have to be a birder to enjoy it. The movie shows that seeking the rare and elusive is often more than just a physical quest; it also is a spiritual journey that changes the seeker."[7]

The film also won Best American Independent Feature Film at the Cleveland Film Festival and Best Feature at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.[3]

References

  1. ↑ arrieve (21 April 2013). "A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)". IMDb.
  2. ↑ "List of Sundance Film Festival award winners". wikipedia.org.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1582465/awards?ref_=tt_awd
  4. ↑ "A Birder's Guide To Everything". rottentomatoes.com. 21 March 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/21/movies/a-birders-guide-to-everything-starring-ben-kingsley.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
  6. ↑ Terry Byrne, (10 March 2014). "'Birder's Guide' turns binoculars on teens". USA TODAY.
  7. ↑ GrrlScientist. "A birder's guide to everything - review - @GrrlScientist". the Guardian.

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