FYI
Mark Cranford
April 1st, 2009
My name is Merrie Whitmore, and I am one of the Community Outreach Associates with this year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America's largest documentary festival, which runs from April 30 to May 10, 2009.
This year we are proud to present Ghost Bird, which we thought would be of particular interest to your members as it deals with the controversy surrounding sightings of the ivory-billed woodpecker.
Please let them know about Ghost Bird, daytime screenings are free for students and seniors. And if you would like more materials or information we’d be happy to put something together for you. If you can think of a better way to reach the Toronto birding community, I welcome your suggestions.
Ghost Bird
D: Scott Crocker / 85 min / USA / English
In 2005, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, long thought extinct, was incredibly rediscovered in Arkansas, sparking much debate between skeptics and believers, ornithologists and birders, realists and idealists. Ghost Bird searches for a bird and finds a zeitgeist.
For more information on and screening times for Ghost Bird, visit:
http://schedule.hotdocs.ca/index.php/20 ... ghost_bird Ticket Info: Prices are $12 for screenings before 11 p.m., and $5 after 11 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at
www.hotdocs.ca, by phone 416-637-5150, or in person at The Documentary Box Office, Hazelton Lanes – Lower Level, 55 Avenue Road.
Box Office Hours:
March 16 – April 29
Monday to Friday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
April 30 – May 10
Monday to Sunday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Hot Docs is pleased to offer FREE daytime screenings (before 6 pm) for seniors and students. Tickets for free daytime screenings must be obtained at the screening venue on the day of the screening, subject to availability. Free tickets are NOT available at the Documentary Box Office.
Merrie Whitmore
Community Outreach Associate
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
(416) 203-2155 x267 Fax: (416) 203-0446
110 Spadina Ave, Suite 333
Toronto, ON M5V 2K4
