Subject: [Tweeters] FW: Washington Screenings of Ghost Bird
Date: Sep 16 21:14:04 2010
From: Eugene and Nancy Hunn - enhunn323 at comcast.net


Some of you might be interested in this event. WOS was notified and I am
just passing the word along.



Gene

Lake Forest Park, WA

Enhunn323 at comcast.net



From: Stephanie Houghton [mailto:stephanie at ghostbirdmovie.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:24 PM
To: Information at WOS.org; president at WOS.org
Subject: Washington Screenings of Ghost Bird



Dear Washington Ornithological Society,

I'm contacting you today about Ghost Bird, the critically acclaimed new
environmental documentary from director, Scott Crocker, which will be
playing at The Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, WA on October 15th. Ghost
Bird explores the remarkable rediscovery of the Ivory-billed woodpecker in
the swamps of Arkansas, taking a closer look at the role politics, science
and culture took in shaping the unprecedented recovery effort.

The New York Times wrote, "Scott Crocker has turned a bird-watching tale
into a multilayered story that will fascinate practically everybody in
"Ghost Bird," a witty, wistful documentary." New York Magazine named Ghost
Bird Critic's Pick, calling it "spellbinding.a cosmic lament for the forest
primeval and man's search for environmental redemption."

We would love to invite your community to this screening and would
appreciate any help you can provide in getting the word out about this
fascinating and timely documentary. The film will show at 7:00 and 9:00 PM
October 15th at The Northwest Film Forum located at 1515 12th Ave in the
Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Director Scott Crocker will be in
attendance for the 7:00 showing. More details can be found at:
http://www.nwfilmforum.org/live/page/calendar/1553



The film will also be screening at theaters in these cities:

Capitol Theater in Olympia WA on October 12, 6:30 PM-Scott Crocker in
attendance

The Grand Cinema in Tacoma WA on October 13, 2:00 and 7:00 PM--Scott Crocker
in attendance

The Pickford Cinema in Bellingham WA on Ocotber 14th 6:30 PM--Scott Crocker
in attendance

The Vashon Theater in Vashon WA on October 17th-7:00 PM



Ghost Bird features insightful interviews with David Sibley (best selling
author and bird illustrator), Dr. Rick Prum (Macarthur recipient and Yale
University's Curator of Ornithology), Dr. Jerome Jackson (Biologist and the
world's foremost expert on Ivory-bills), and Nancy Tanner (the only living
person to closely observe Ivory-bills).

Cinema can be a powerful medium for exploring the relationship between man
and nature. Ghost Bird was produced to provide a unique look at the subject
of species extinction and its long-term implications. We have no doubt that
the themes and underlying message of this witty, intelligent documentary
will resonate with your community and has the capacity to energize current
members and inspire new ones.


If you could mention this screening in your upcoming newsletter or meetings,
we would greatly appreciate it. If you'll be unable to make the screening,
we would love to talk about organizing a screening for your organization in
the future. Additionally, through our affiliate program we can offer your
community a 20% discount off of the DVD retail price of $19.98 and your
organization receives a $4 donation from every sale.


Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to know more about
the film or our affiliate program. You can read more about Ghost Bird view
the trailer or the entire movie with the links provided below.

We hope to see you and your friends at a screening!

Sincerely,

Stephanie

Stephanie Houghton
2702 8th St., Berkeley, CA 94710
T: 917.747-1005
stephanie at ghostbirdmovie.com

Critical Acclaim for Ghost Bird:

"Profoundly moving" Independent Film Channel

"Beautifully crafted.heartbreaking, ironic and infuriating. It's a stunner."
NPR


"Comic, mesmerizing and deeply poignant.it casts a spell while telling a
story and building a case." MACLEAN'S

"By turns witty and metaphysical, "Ghost Bird" examines the nature of belief
and the blurry margins of fact." Wall Street Journal

"Fascinating.the most compelling aspect of the film is the message it
carries about bird conservation and our essential role in stewarding the
birds and habitats that are in our control." Graham Chisholm, Executive
Director, Audubon California

"Ghost Bird considers the ways in which collegial debate, intellectual
rigor, and a collective desire for objective truth are in danger of
extinction." Artforum


Visit movie website:
http://www.ghostbirdmovie.com/

View trailer on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHI1B4k45Gwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX3
rL1XF9M0
View entire movie (password:
bbt2010):http://ghostbirdmovie.com/vimeopreview.html (Read the reviews):
http://www.ghostbirdmovie.com/pres/GHOST_BIRD_PRESS_BOOK.pdf