Chicken People

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Chicken People

2016

1h 23m

Documentary

Comedy

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Three top contenders head to the largest poultry competition in the nation to find out who has the best show chicken.

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No chickens were harmed in the making of this enchanting showcase of peak perfection– Chicken People is an instant winner.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

07/13/2017

4/5

Chicken People director Nicole Lucas Haimes has found an engaging bunch of obsessives to guide us through the complexities that govern the world of the competitive poultry show.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

07/06/2017

3.5/5

The trick is in the tone, which is amused but not derisive, and in the understanding that a film about chickens needs to be a film about people first of all.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

06/30/2017

4/5

As Alfred Hitchcock understood, birds are from a different planet. This light-hearted, warm-hearted documentary shows them in all their glory.

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Jim Schembri

3AW

08/11/2017

3/5

Chicken pride and genetic engineering are at the heart of this winsome, semi-serious non-mocking documentary about the exacting preparations a very diverse group of chicken-loving yokels undertake for the 2015 Ohio National Poultry Show.

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Isobel Yeap

4:3

07/24/2017

Recommended

The viewer becomes less like a chicken competition voyeur and more like a member of the community.

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Sarah Ward

ArtsHub

07/20/2017

2.5/5

There's much to be said for finding the right stories and subjects, even when they're served up in obvious packaging.

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07/02/2019

loved it. Storytelling at its finest. Five stars and five rooster crowns.

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07/02/2019

A documentary that finds the poignancy, depth and humor in characters you might not expect. Surprisingly funny and deeply moving. Worth watching.

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Kenny P

@RT29122021 03/03/2018

Just delightful. It was fun watching these three people follow their passion, and seeing so many types of chickens. Who knew they were so pretty?

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01/28/2018

Pleasantly surprised by this movie. Fun to watch and I learned so much about chickens and chicken shows.

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12/30/2017

Very well done and heartfelt. Hooked from start to finish.

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09/20/2017

I am now in love with fluffy silkie chickens! This is best in Show but about show chickens and their owners. But REAL.

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Nicole Lucas Haimes

Director

Christopher Clements

Producer

Julie Goldman

Producer

Caroline Kaplan

Producer

Terry Leonard

Producer

Lewis A. Bogach

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

Three top contenders head to the largest poultry competition in the nation to find out who has the best show chicken.

Director: Nicole Lucas Haimes
Producer: Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Caroline Kaplan, Terry Leonard
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Motto Pictures, Haimes Film, Strongman
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 23, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m