Film Record: Fowl is Fare

Screen Capture of Fowl is Fare

Date produced: 1967

Filmmaker(s):

Peter Weiner

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:07:00

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound:

Sound

Awards/Recognition:

PSA Ten Best 1967 - Honorable Mention

Description:

"Fowl is Fare is a documentary showing how Long Island ducks are prepared for market. Unusual angles and tight editing keep the film moving" PSA Journal, Aug. 1967, 37.

Resources:

Listed in Alternative Projections: EXPERIMENTAL FILM IN LOS ANGELES 1945-1980 for a 1967 screening.

Media Burn Archive's uploaded video of the film states that it was aired October 20, 1979, for Image Union Episode 0032. Media Burn also holds that episode in a U-Matic tape format.

Locations:

• Long Island, New York (Filming)

Subjects:

• Animals
•      Birds
• Food

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Media Burn Archive

Screenings:

• Screened for "Journey to the Center of the Midnight Cornucopia" at the Cinema Theatre 1122 N. Western Ave. Los Angeles, Nov. 4, 1967: Los Angeles, CA
• Ann Arbor Film Festival, March 1966: Ann Arbor, MI

Video Link:

• Fowl is Fare featured in Image Union Episode 0032 (1:09-8:00)

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