''Whirlybird'' is a 2020 American
documentary film by Matt Yoka.
It competed in the US Documentary category at the
2020 Sundance Film Festival
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 23 to February 2, 2020. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 4, 2019. The opening night film was ''Miss Americana'' directed by Lana Wilson and produced by Morgan ...
.
Summary
The film explores two LA reporters,
Zoey Tur and Marika Gerrard who were well known for witnessing an attempted murder during the Rodney King riots, and being the first camera crew to find O.J. Simpson's white Ford bronco cruising down an LA freeway. Significant portions of the film feature Zoey as Bob Tur, before she came out as transgender in 2013.
Tur' and Gerrard's daughter,
Katy Tur
Katherine Bear Tur (born October 26, 1983) is an American author and broadcast journalist working as a correspondent for NBC News. Tur is an anchor for MSNBC Reports, where since 2021 she has hosted ''Katy Tur Reports'' on MSNBC. She has also re ...
, is also an award-winning journalist. She is also featured in the film.
Release and reception
''Whirlybird'' had its world premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...
on January 26, 2020. It was also submitted for
Oscar consideration.
The site's critical consensus reads, "''Whirlybird'' might have benefited from a more patient approach, but it remains a fascinating -- and often thrilling -- look at what goes into making the news."
See also
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June 17th, 1994''
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O.J.: Made in America''
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LA 92''
External links
''Whirlybird'' on IMDbOfficial trailerOfficial website
References
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2020 films
American documentary films
Collage film
Films about television
Films set in the 1980s
Films set in the 1990s
Collage television
2020s English-language films
Transgender-related documentary films
2020 LGBT-related films
2020s American films
Documentary films about television people