Love Birds - Award Winning Oscar Eligible Short Doc Screening

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Love Birds is an award-winning documentary short directed by Elliott Kennerson and Angel Morris that explores how a 1972 marine science discovery on Santa Barbara Island—female gull pairs—sparked national controversy and personal and political conflict. The 90-minute screening at the Roxie Theater on November 19 (4-5:30 PM) is hosted by the International Ocean Film Foundation and includes a post-show discussion with director Kennerson and San Francisco filmmaker Judy Irving, known for The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill and Pelican Dreams. The film won a jury award at the 2026 International Ocean Film Festival and qualifies for Oscar consideration.