The Treatment
Margaret Whitton: A Bird of the Air
Margaret Whitton's first film as a director is A Bird of the Air. She talks with Elvis Mitchell about being behind the camera and working with a parrot.
By Elvis Mitchell • • 28m ListenMargaret Whitton, an actress who has also directed many theater productions, talks with Elvis Mitchell about her first film as a director. A Bird of the Air stars Rachel Nichols as a librarian who, along with a parrot, disrupt the life a loner, played by Jackson Hurst.
A Bird of the Air was written for the screen by Roger Towne, and is based on the novel The Loop by Joe Coomer.
Banner image: Director Margaret Whitton (R) with actress Rachel Nichols (L), behind the scenes
