“I am James Whitman. I am light. I am truth. I am might. I am youth.”
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.
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Contemporary, spare, character-led and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- rawmeticulous
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“Is Lucas Jade Zumann the best thing in Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets?”
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Cast
- Lucas Jade ZumannJames Whitman
- Taylor RussellSophie
- Jason IsaacsCarl
- Lisa EdelsteinElly
- David ArquetteXavier
- Lily DonoghueJorie Whitman
- Odiseas GeorgiadisKwame
- Caroline ArapoglouSally
- Michael H. ColeWalt Whitman
- Chase StokesMartin
Crew
- Yaniv RazDirector
- Yaniv RazScreenplay
- Evan RoskosNovel
- Pierluigi MalavasiDirector of Photography
- Jim DooleyOriginal Music Composer
- Steven CentracchioEditor
- Joshua BachoveProducer
- Shona TuckmanProducer
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