The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill 3450915 182221925 2008-01-05T01:17:11Z Catbar 33032 fix the (red) link to the book {{Infobox Film | name = The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill | image = WildParrots.jpg | caption = | director = [[Judy Irving]] | producer = [[Judy Irving]] | writer = | starring = [[Mark Bittner]],<br>[[Judy Irving]] (uncredited) | music = [[Chris Michie]] | cinematography = [[Judy Irving]] | editing = [[Judy Irving]] | distributor = [[Shadow Distribution Inc.]] | released = [[February 11]], [[2005]] | runtime = 83 mins | rating = [[MPAA|MPAA:G]] | country = USA | awards = | language = English | budget = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | amg_id = 1:307952 | imdb_id = 0424565 }} '''''The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill''''' is a [[2005]] [[documentary film]] about a population of [[feral parrots]]- [[Red-masked Parakeet|cherry-headed]] and [[Blue-crowned_Parakeet|blue-crowned conures]] - in [[San Francisco]], and about [[Mark Bittner]], the man who takes care of them. The movie was directed, produced, and edited by [[Judy Irving]]. The film is based on a [[The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (book)|book]] of the same name, written by Bittner (ISBN 0-609-61055-4). In May 2007 the documentary aired on the award winning PBS series ''[[Independent Lens]]''. ==Awards== The movie won the [[Genesis Award]] for Documentary Film and was nominated for the 2005 [[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]] for Outstanding Documentary DVD. ==External links== *[http://www.wildparrotsfilm.com/ Official site] *[http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/wildparrots/ The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill] site for [[Independent Lens]] on [[PBS]] *{{imdb title|id=0424565|title=The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill}} *{{amg movie|id=1:307952|title=The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill}} *{{rotten-tomatoes|id=wild_parrots_of_telegraph_hill|title=The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill}} [[Category:Documentary films]] [[Category:Parrots]] [[Category:2005 films]] {{documentary-film-stub}}