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Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
"βI am James Whitman. I am light. I am truth. I am might. I am youth.β"
2021 1h 49m EN
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6.9TMDB Β· 69
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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In the emotionally charged, wild and humorous world of sixteen year old James Whitman, his struggle to overcome anxiety and depression involve seeking advice from Dr. Bird - a giant imaginary pigeon therapist.
ββI am James Whitman. I am light. I am truth. I am might. I am youth.ββ
Cast
Lucas Jade Zumann
James Whitman
Taylor Russell
Sophie
Jason Isaacs
Carl
Lisa Edelstein
Elly
David Arquette
Xavier
Lily Donoghue
Jorie Whitman
Odiseas Georgiadis
Kwame
Caroline Arapoglou
Sally
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yaniv Raz
- Writers
- Yaniv Raz
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Yaniv Raz, shot by Pierluigi Malavasi. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Jim Dooley. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Steven Centracchio shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Lucas Jade Zumann and Taylor Russell and Jason Isaacs carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "βI am James Whitman. I am light. I am truth. I am might. I am youth.β".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3301314 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 69 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Yaniv Raz directs. Pierluigi Malavasi behind the camera. Jim Dooley scores. Steven Centracchio cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 5 years ago.
- 2Directed by Yaniv Raz, shot by Pierluigi Malavasi. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Jim Dooley. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Steven Centracchio shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Lucas Jade Zumann and Taylor Russell and Jason Isaacs carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "βI am James Whitman. I am light. I am truth. I am might. I am youth.β".
- 7IMDB entry: tt3301314 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 69 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 10 themes, including "depression", "therapist", "teenage boy", "first love".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Pierluigi Malavasi
- Original score
- Jim Dooley
- Editing
- Steven Centracchio
- Production design
- Jeremy Woodward
- Costume design
- Jennifer Leigh-Scott
- Makeup / hair
- Suzanna Boykin
- Sound
- Scott A. Jennings
- Runtime
- 109 min Β· 1h 49m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Yaniv Raz
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Ketchup Entertainment
US
StoryBoard Media
US
Key crew
- Steadicam OperatorKelly Pun
- ProducerJoshua Bachove
- Executive ProducerElisabeth Costa de Beauregard
- Executive ProducerArtur Galstian
- Executive ProducerPhilip Kim
- Executive ProducerChris LeDoux
- ProducerShona Tuckman
- Executive ProducerGareth West
- Executive ProducerVahan Yepremyan
- EditorSteven Centracchio
- Production DesignJeremy Woodward
- Art DirectionMegan Hovany
- Costume DesignJennifer Leigh-Scott
- Set DecorationMegan Hovany
- Hair Department HeadSuzanna Boykin
- Makeup ArtistRichard Cherry
- HairstylistJoseph Negrete
- Makeup Department HeadRen Rohling
- CastingCharlene Lee
- ADR MixerTristan Baylis
- ADR MixerFredrick Cuevas
- Sound Re-Recording MixerScott A. Jennings
- Foley ArtistDoug Madick
- Foley MixerGreg Mauer
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- depression
- therapist
- teenage boy
- first love
- figment of imagination
- anxiety
- distant father
- aimless youth
- missing sister
- teens mental health
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Digital2021-01-12R
Also known as
International titles
- Los consejos del doctor Bird para poetas tristesES
- Π‘ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡΠΎΡΠ° ΠΡΡΠ΄Π° Π΄Π»Ρ Π³ΡΡΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²RU
