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“Kicking Bird Kicks Butt!” – - Runner’s Gazette

“Baker’s characters and how they live made me squirm.  The images were so real; so vivid.  I wanted to do something to help.” – - Freddi Carlip, Runner’s Gazette.

Synopsis:

KICKING BIRD is the story of Martin “Bird” Johnson, a 17 year old “white trash” high school kid who runs.  With his Mother in jail, his father gone, one brother in a work camp and his bitter grandfather beating him, there is nothing else to do but run!   One day the manipulative high school cross country Coach sees Martin out run his entire team, (they want to beat him up), and thinks that Martin is his ticket to a college coaching position.

Running Time – - 100 minutes

“Kicking Bird, a remarkably textured and moving tale of high school down and outers fighting their own circumstances.”  – - John Wooley, Tulsa World

“The film may “look” small budget, but it is carefully crafted from a hard-nosed, edgy script.” – - Michael Joe Krainak, The City Weekly (Omaha, Nebraska)

KICKING BIRD Credits

Crew:

Written and Directed by             Kelley Baker

Produced by                              Nicola Silverstone & Kelley Baker

Associate Producer                   Concha Solano

Director of Photography            Randall Timmerman

Production Designer                 Teresa  Tamiyasu

Music Composed by                  Don Campbell & Al Lee

Cast:

Martin Johnson                         Ian Anderson‑Priddy

David Simpson                          Don Alder

Digger                                        Andrew Ox

Grandpa                                     Danny Bruno

Grandma                                    Lorraine Bahr

Tommy Benson                          Andy Cicerella

Shelley                                       Stephanie Sidley

Mandy                                        Meriwether Snipes

The Angry Filmmaker speaks:

“In December of 2002 I sent out a letter to 100 friends asking for $100 each to fund this movie.  All I promised were two “really nice seats” at the premiere.  Some people responded, and this group became known as “49 People Who Should Really Know Better”.  This movie is a reaction to all of those so-called “Indie” films with their 5 million dollar budgets and their “stars” and marketing test screenings and all of that other Bullshit!  This movie was made on less money than most of those films spend on coffee and bagels.  I’m proud of this movie and I hope you like it as well.  And if you don’t, I won’t be losing any sleep.  I’ll just be working on my next one…”