The Duck of New York
A short documentary about an unusual duck that appeared in New York's Central Park and created a global media sensation.
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Kevin SchreckDirectorPersistence of Vision, Tangent Realms: The Worlds of C.M. Kösemen
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Kevin SchreckProducerPersistence of Vision, Tangent Realms: The Worlds of C.M. Kösemen
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:Nature, Science, Wildlife
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Runtime:10 minutes 45 seconds
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Completion Date:February 14, 2023
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kevin Schreck is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and film educator currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York. He was the recipient of both the Jerome Hill Award for Exceptional Work in the Documentary Tradition and the recipient of the Award for Contribution to the Film and Electronic Arts Department of Bard College in 2011.
Kevin's first major feature-length documentary, "Persistence of Vision", screened at nearly 100 international film festivals and institutions to virtually universal acclaim. He is currently in production on his third feature, a documentary-animation hybrid about a young woman rapper, titled "Enongo". Kevin's next film is "Antarctic Voyage", a project about a scientific research expedition to the Antarctic Convergence and the remote island of South Georgia. Filming began on location in the Southern Ocean in mid-2023. The documentary is now in post-production.
As an educator, Kevin has led filmmaking masterclasses and guest lectures at major universities in Australia, Denmark, and across the United States. He will also be the Visiting Documentary Filmmaker for the 2023 fall semester at Robert Morris University.
