True Films 3.0 - Kevin Kelly

Pucker Up
It’s about the fine art of whistling. How whistling once was a serious
musical genre, and even a language in some parts of the world. There is
an international whistling champion contest, and as we follow amazing
whistlers of different styles compete for the bragging rights as the world’s
best whistler (Who will win? The turkey farm guy who whistles like a bird,
or the fund manager who does beat box whistling?), we enter the history,
curiosities, and delightful beauty of human whistling. A simple film that
is 10 times more interesting than it first sounds. This film is a perfect
example of what documentaries do best: take a niche passion and fill out
the details until we feel passionate about it too.
By Kate Davis and
David Heilbroner
2006, 76 min.
Available from Amazon
Rent from Netflix
Great whistlers, from birds to
the Seven Dwarfs.
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