A film by Rob Meyer
USA 2013
Synopsis
On the eve of his widowed father's second wedding, fifteen-year-old David Portnoy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) leads the stalwart members of his local Young Birders Society on rollicking, interstate search for an extremely rare duck. Marvelous supporting performances by Ben Kingsley and James LeGros color Rob Meyer's feature film debut, a poignant, funny and ultimately winning look at the moments that change even the most intensely focused lives.
Reviews
NY Times Review of "A Birder's Guide"
Cast Crew
Ben Kingsley as Lawrence Konrad Rob Meyer Director, Writer
Kodi Smit-McPhee as David Portnoy Luke Matheny Writer
James LeGros as Donald Portnoy Paula M. Bass, Line Producer
Alex Wolff as Timmy Barsky Kirsten Duncan Fuller Producer
Briana Marin as Mara Michael W. Gray Executive Producer
Daniela Lavender as Juliana Santos Goetz Grossmann Executive Producer
Katie Chang as Ellen Reeves Lisa K. Jenkins Producer
Ethan Cohn as Jeff Dan Lindau Producer
Andy Prosky as Carl Senior R. Paul Miller Producer
Adam Barrie as Eric Linda Moran Co-Producer
Stephen Kunken as Ted Portnoy Claire Pacacha Associate Producer
Ira Hawkins as Judge Krista Parris Co-Executive Producer
Lucas Near-Verbrugghe as Trent Robert Profusek Executive Producer
Tobias Campbell as Rob Lindau Ryan Silbert Executive Producer
Michael Chen as Peter Nessbaum Jeff Wolk Executive Producer
Jessica Perez as Trish
Samara Amat as Cute Teen Girl
Leslie Korein as Paula
Sam Kiernan as Miguel
Zandi Holup as Evelyn Reed
Daniel Berger as Catapult Team Captain
Joel Can Liew as Mr. Edbrook