Many of you know that I made a short film called “Pigeon People” about three men and their pigeons. When I first started working on it I thought it was kind of funny and kind of interesting but I never sensed that other people cared for it much. It showed at one festival in Brooklyn to a decent-sized audience of about 15 (including other filmakers and two of my pigeon men) and one of my subjects, a man who rescues pigeons and lets them live with him, talked to a woman at AM New York, the free subway paper. They eventually published a story about pigeons in the city that included a brief quote from me:
“Young people aren’t carrying on the tradition of their fathers and grandfathers,” Levy said.
Wise.
After I showed the film and the article was published, I realized that so many people are totally into pigeons (or they’re against them to the same degree). I’ve been getting emails from pigeon advocates curious about my work. Pigeons are a hot-button issue, a lightning rod, a petri dish. And then tonight I found this: Pigeon Blog. It is narrated by a British pigeon. It offers great insight into the lives of this hatefully persecuted group.
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I showed “Pigeon People” to my sister and her boyfriend and they thought it was the most amazing thing in the world. I would have to almost agree.
Thanks oso! I’m glad your sister and her boyfriend are on my side of the pigeon fence.
pigeon blog is awesome. i laughed out loud at hide and seek.
Love the ‘Pigeon People’ movie. Totally rocks. Cheers for the mensh too.
Your pal
Brian Pigeon
the pigeon people movie did rock, somewhat cheesy but cool.