A Bird of the Air

 Steven Tabakin, Producer


About the Filmmaker | About the Film | Tour Dates & Locations |  web site 

About the Filmmaker

Steven Tabakin was George C. Wolfeʼs Associate Producer at the Public Theater for a number of years, developing and producing such notable projects as Tony Kushnerʼs Caroline, or Change, Neil LaButeʼs This Is How It Goes, Tim Robbinsʼ Embedded, Stewʼs Passing Strange, and Dirty Tricks, which was directed by Margaret Whitton and starred Judith Ivey. He has also produced original drama projects for PBS and produced Bob Balabanʼs film of The Exonerated for Court TV.

About the Film

Lyman (Jackson Hurst) is a loner whose job patrolling highways at night aiding stranded motorists, keeps him at a distance from other people. When a rare, highly talkative parrot flies into his home one day, Lyman needs to figure out where the bird comes from, and tries to decode its often cryptic utterances. Enlisting the aid of Fiona (Rachel Nichols), an unconventional librarian who is as interested in Lymanʼs secrets as she is in the bird’s, the pair set off on a search that doesn’t always lead them where they think they’re going, but gradually leads them to one another.

 

 

Tour Dates & Locations

Date

Venue

City, State

Thursday, September 15, 2011 The Arts Council, Inc. Gainesville, GA

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Dare County Arts Council

Manteo, NC

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Madison, GA
Thursday, September 22, 2011 I. P. Stanback Museum & Planetarium Orangeburg, SC

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Hapeville Historical Society & Hapeville Assoc. of Trade & Tourism

Hapeville, GA