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.
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Cast
16 people
Jon Hyrns
Johnny Neander
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Johnny Berlin
Wesley Yang
Wes
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Alex Karpovsky
Known for
Girls
Homecoming
Rick Edrich
Known for
Sleepaway Camp
Billy Clay
Mayor
Carla Nickerson
Female News Anchor
Sandra Kemmer
Brinkley Chamber of Commerce
Adam Roffman
Ken Parham
Monroe County Sheriff
Kent Parham
Sheriff, Monroe County
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Dia Sokol Savage
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Funny Ha Ha
Beeswax
Brother Jim Daniels
Pastor, First Baptist Church
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Alex Karpovsky Director · Jon Hyrns Writer James Lavino Composer
United States release March 9, 2008 · Produced in United States
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 9, 2008
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Greece
September 28, 2008 · Athens Film Festival
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