Independent Lens

Season 8, Episode 26

Episode Title: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

Air Date: 2007-05-29

Overview:

This film tells the true story of a bohemian St. Francis and his remarkable relationship with a flock of wild red-and-green parrots. Former street musician and San Francisco dharma bum Mark Bittner falls in with the flock as he searches for meaning in his life, unaware that the parrots will bring him everything he seeks.