The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill


The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is a 2003 documentary film directed, produced, and edited by Judy Irving. It chronicles the relationship between Mark Bittner, an unemployed musician who is living rentfree in a cabin in Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, California, and a flock of feral parrots that he feeds and interacts with cherryheaded conures, mainly, but also two bluecrowned conures, one of which is named Connor. Bittner also wrote a book by the same name on the subject.

The musical score was created by Chris Michie, a Bay area musician, formerly the guitarist for Van Morrison. It was his final project before he died from melanoma. The film, which he did not live to see released, is dedicated to him.The film won the Genesis Award for Documentary Film and was nominated for the 2005 Satellite Award for Outstanding Documentary DVD. ........

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