Birdseye (film)

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Birdseye
Directed byStephen Beckner
Michael C. Huber
Written byScreenplay & Story:
Stephen Beckner
Story:
Michael C. Huber
Produced byMike Crawford
Karin Koch
Samir
Stephan Schindler
Patrick Toenz
Starring Fred Ward
Stefan Kurt
Frederick Koehler
Johnny Whitworth
Amy Hathaway
Jaimz Woolvett
Beth Grant
CinematographyThomas Wüthrich
Edited byMarkus Welter
Music by Chris Vrenna
Clint Walsh
Production
companies
Das Werk, Zürich
Distributed byLook Now
Release date
September 5, 2002 (Zürich)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Switzerland
LanguageEnglish
Budget1,000,000 CH

A.K.A. Birdseye is a Swiss 2002 crime comedy film directed by Stephen Beckner and Michael C. Huber and starring Fred Ward.

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Background

The film is a mockumentary and was shot in Zürich, Los Angeles and Colorado. Ward's scenes were shot in Colorado, but with special effects added to the location in Zürich.

Before its official release the film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival on August 7, 2002.

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