Executive Summary Film Title Chicken Tag Line Out of the jungle, into the frying pan Format Feature-length theatrical documentary Film, plus interactive website and hardcover monograph Subject Synopsis Everyone in the world thinks they know about the chicken, but almost nobody realizes how crucial it is to our very survival. Chickens have shaped human history and now the wild ancestor of this ubiquitous livestock species, direct descendant of the dinosaurs, is in peril. Deforestation and habitat destruction for agricultural use is part of the problem, so is global over-population. The solution is less obvious: does it lie in the wild junglefowl who still hide out in pockets of Asian jungle, or in a paradigm shift in our relations with this feathered foodstuff? The consequences of ignorance and inaction could be catastrophic. Through the tropical forests of Southeast Asia to a traditional family farm in China; ultra-modem mechanized farms in Brazil; a private tour of Prince Charles' own generations-old family flock; Dr. Akishino Fumillito's genetic decoding of the history of the species' domestication; a wing-eating contest in a packed arena in Philadelphia, Chicken tells you the story. Schedule Preproduction: Production: Postprocluction: Delivery: Team Writer and Executive Producer: Producer: Directors: March to July, 2011 July to December, 2011 January to July 2012 August, 2012 Kermit Blackwood Nick de Pencier Jennifer Baichwat, Nick de Pencier Distribution Major Festivals International All-Rights Deals (Theatrical, TV, DVD, Educational/Institutional) Interactive Website Exhibition-format Monograph Production Company: Kicking Thom Productions Telluride, CO EFTA_R1_00019596 EFTA01735578