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Chick Flick(The Miracle Mike Story)

Alexandre O. Philippe

USA2003 69min DV Both World Premiere

Synopsis

This feature-length documentary comedy tells the outlandish (yet true) story of Mike the Headless Chicken, the legendary Colorado-born rooster who, in 1945, cleverly avoided becoming an entree during a misguided axe-swing, and instead survived 18 months - without his head - traveling U.S. carnival circuits until his eventual death in a cheap Arizona motel room.

Diretor

Alexandre O. Philippe

Alexandre O. Philippe holds a Master's of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing and a Bachelor's of Fine Artssumma cum laude in Dramatic Writing From NYU. He has written several screenplays for short films as well as stage plays. is his full-length directorial debut.