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To all Ohio birders and more,

Western Cuyahoga Audubon chapter is a community sponsor for this film ... if you can view it at the Cleveland International Film Festival ... we'd love to see you there!

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From: "Kenn Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 10:54:15 PM
Subject: [Ohio-birds] New Birding film coming to Cleveland

As some Ohio birders have already heard, there's another feature-length
film coming out that involves birding as a central plot element. "A
Birder's Guide to Everything" is not a big-budget movie - for reference and
comparison, "The Big Year" cost about forty times as much to make - but it
achieves professional quality, and some of the pre-reviews have been
extremely positive. For example, USA Today said "Not since Rob Reiner's
*Stand By Me* has such a compelling rite-of-passage film emerged." And it
was a hit at The Biggest Week In American Birding in May 2013, when we had
the Ohio premiere at Maumee Bay Lodge.

The film is coming to the big screen this week, but only in a few cities.
People in Cleveland have a chance to see it at the Cleveland International
Film Festival, with showings at 7:20 pm on Thursday, March 20, and at 12:10
pm on Friday, March 21.
More information is here:
http://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2014/a-birders-guide-to-everything

I would encourage birders to read about the film and then consider coming
out to see it. The film is a drama, not a documentary about birding, but it
treats its main characters with respect; the birders aren't made to look
like caricatures. I think it will have a positive impact overall on the
public image of birding.

Disclaimer: I have no financial stake in the film. I was a consultant, but
not a paid one, since they had no budget for consultants. I volunteered my
time because I was so impressed by the dedication and integrity of the
film's director and co-writer, Rob Meyer. But I believe that if the film
does well financially, we may start to see more positive, realistic
portrayals of birders and naturalists in popular culture.

Kenn Kaufman
Oak Harbor, Ohio

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