Rare Chicken Rescue

plays in Shorts: Friday @ Monona Terrace

(Australia, 2008, 26 mins)

digital video

Midwest Premiere

writer: Randall Wood
cinematographer: Randall Wood
editor: Scott Walton
sound: Greg Docwra
composer: Brett Aplin
executive producer: Trish Lake, Mark Hamlyn
producer: Vickie Gest

• IMDB Film Info

Queensland rare-chicken breeder Mark Tully is now on a mission to protect heritage poultry breeds before they are gone forever. In Australia, chicken species such as the Sumatran, the Phoenix, the Transylvanian Naked Neck, the Spanish, the Azeel and even the humble Leghorn are just some of the breeds under threat. One of Australia’s many “poultry fanciers,” Tully embarks on a “chicken chase” that covers 10,000 kilometres and spans five Australian states as he tracks down rare heritage breeds and meets others who share his passion. While Tully spends his days rescuing poultry, he reveals that the unconditional love of his large collection of turkeys, chooks and other birds—and the serenity he finds in their company—has helped save his own life after a long battle with mental illness.

Sponsored By:

UW Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education
UW Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
Tales from Planet Earth, a program of the Nelson Institute Center for Culture, History, and Environment

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