The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

Release Date

2005

Director

  • Judy Irving

A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.

    A homeless musician's life is transformed after he discovers a flock of wild South American parrots living in San Francisco. How they got there is a mystery, but Mark Bittner forms a bond with the exotic birds through his music and his patient, attentive care. Over time he comes to appreciate their individual identities and makes a case for humans to reevaluate their relationship to animals. When he is forced to leave them, he despairs over the birds' fate.

    Past Programs

    2024

    Birds + our backyards

    Maine Film Center, Waterville, ME