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Mad City Chickens Screens San Francisco
Slow Food San Francisco held a screening of Mad City Chickens at the Delancey Street Theater tonight, and what a treat it was to be able to meet the filmmakers and see their film on the big screen in THX sound!Longtime readers know Ive been a big fan of Tashai and Roberts documentary since I first caught wind of it way back when. I purchased the DVD as soon as it was released and while I couldnt help get a screening here in Redwood City, I was more than happy to drive up to San Francisco to meet them at the Slow Food event.
There looked to be about 80 of us in the auditorium to see the film, and while Id see the movie several times before, theres something about watching en masse that lends more enjoyment to the subject matter at hand. After all, how often are you surrounded by a group of chicken-lovers (and wanna-bes) seeing the objects of your affection idolized on the screen?
While Robert (the "t" is silent, mind you) and I had exchanged several emails over the last couple years, it was especially thrilling to actually talk chickens with him face-to-face. As you can imagine, hes just as personable as youd assume given the loving treatment of chickens and chicken owners that he and Tashai ("not touché") infused the film with.
While it would have been nice to pick up another copy of the DVD after the show, it turns out Saturday nights screening in nearby Davis, CA with its 350 attendees(!) cleaned them out of DVD inventory.
There was a short Q&A session after the film, and I appreciate Roberts shout-out to urbanchickens.net during his time on the stage. His pointing me out led to some fun conversations afterwards with fellow attendees about chickens in Oakland, bees and chickens, edible garden design and how the keeping of chickens in Jamaica has changed over the last couple decades.
Robert, if you do wind up screening the film in Jamaica, let me be the first to volunteer to write your travel blog for you! (have a great time on Pt Reyes tomorrow)
Oh, and if youd like to have your own screening of Mad City Chickens in a gathering space near you (its HIGHLY entertaining and educational if youre trying to persuade folks to help you change laws to allow chickens in your city), heres how to coordinate one.
Mad City Chickens Screens San Francisco
