The Wood Thrush
USA, 15m, Digital
An elusive bird's song draws the daughter of a strict pastor into the forest, where an epiphany inspires her to seek a new life—a life at odds with her father's own plans for her future.
Writer/Director: Peter Forbes
Producer: Jungyoon Kim
Director of Photography: Alejandro Miyashiro
Editor: Christina Yoon
Production Design: Maryam Khosravi
Sound Design: William Hsieh
Composer: Ryan Moore
Cast: Peyton Edwards, Mark Keeton, Alexandra Ternstroem, Young Mazino, Allison Altman
Contact: Jungyoon Kim, jungyoon.kim@columbia.edu
2021 Program D
Screening May 8, 2022 at 9pm
About the Writer/Director
Peter Forbes grew up homeschooled in the Colorado desert. In undergrad, he went to a conservative evangelical college with other sheltered homeschoolers. Their stories inspired him to write and direct The Wood Thrush, about a young woman raised in a fundamentalist home who longs for freedom. His work has placed at Slamdance and Austin Film Festival.
About the Producer
Jungyoon Kim is an award winning creative producer with experience in developing and producing narrative and documentary films in China, Germany, Taiwan, South Korea, and the US. He is a graduate of the Columbia MFA film program in creative producing.
