The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.

What parallels exist between Mark and the flock of parrots he befriends? How are these used to build the story in the movie?

Judy Irving, the producer/director, is introduced to the audience during the film. This is unusual for a documentary, where the traditional format dictates the behind-the-camera crew should never cross that line. Why do you think she made this creative decision? Does it add or distract from the final product?