AMERICAN INDEPENDENT COMPETITION - DOCUMENTARIES
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Saturday, April 9 at 4:15pm at Enzian Theater
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USA, 2005, 79 MIN
DIRECTED BY KATE DAVIS AND DAVID HEILBRONER
EAST COAST PREMIERE, 2ND US SHOWING
From award-winning documentary filmmaker Kate Davis (Southern Comfort, FFF 2001 Grand Jury Prize) and producer/editor David Heilbroner, this delightful story of the annual International Whistling Competition opens a window on an astonishing world. Including explanations and tips from a sound-effects expert and champion whistlers, hilarious archival footage of whistling in its heyday, and portraits of current contestants, the directors move the film from fun frivolity to a celebration of a fading art form. Follow the efforts of competitors drawn from all walks of life—a turkey hauler, an investment banker, and a Dutch social worker—who share the amazing ability to whistle everything from pitch-perfect opera and Vivaldi to rollicking Texas swing. With great footage of Harpo Marx, Monty Python, and Elvis, as well as the whistling languages of Turkey and the Canary Islands, this family film offers great fun for young and old. You’ll leave the theater ready to pucker up and blow!

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BIRDLINGS TWO



USA, 2004, 6 MIN
DIRECTED BY DAVINA PARDO
EAST COAST PREMIERE
A lyrical film about a daughter’s discovery of an animated film her father made 35 years ago and her efforts to capture his whimsy in her own filmmaking.