Main Cast: Fred Ward, Frederick Koehler, Stefan Kurt, Amy Hathaway, Johnny Whitworth
Release Year: 2002
Country: CH
Run Time: 99 minutes
Plot
A world famous thief's disappearance and assumed murder set the scene for co-directors Stephen Beckner and Michael Huber's feature film debut in the detective film/media satire A.K.A. Birdseye. Two hapless residents of Colorado, Heidi Logan (Amy Hathaway) and Trent Doone (Johnny Whitworth), somehow manage to track down and kidnap Urs Vogelaug (Stefan Kurt), a bizarre performance artist who uses the name Birdseye when committing his fabulously extravagant robberies. Hot on their trail is Sheriff Nolan Sharpless (Fred Ward), who eventually traps the kidnappers at the Denver Airport, but loses Birdseye, who was apparently locked in a suitcase. The thief is initially presumed dead, but is later identified as the chief suspect in a string of robberies throughout Colorado. Meanwhile, the news media seizes upon the story and make a spectacle out of it, much to the chagrin of Sharpless, who has begun tracking Birdseye with the assistance of his son, Ben (Fred Koehler). As the media stretches and distorts the truth, Sharpless starts to lose sight of his investigation, as well as his own sense of reality. A.K.A. Birdseye was chosen as an official selection to the 2002 Locarno International Film Festival. ~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide
Jaimz Woolvett - Fingers; Michael Horse; R. Lee Earmey; Stephanie Glaser; Hanspeter Muller; Brigitte Beyeler
Credit
Patrick Tonz - Associate Producer, Stephen Beckner - Director, Michael Huber - Director, Darkus Wetter - Editor, Nadia Samir - Executive Producer, Clint Vrenna - Composer (Music Score), Clint Walsh - Composer (Music Score), Chuck Voelter - Production Designer, Georg Bringolf - Production Designer, Thomas Wuthrich - Cinematographer, Karin Koch - Producer, Stephan Schindler - Producer, Dennis Grzesik - Sound/Sound Designer, Stephen Beckner - Screenwriter, Das Werk - Digital Effects
