"Bird Walk" Film

Celebrate Active Aging Week!

“Bird Walk” is a documentary that features the birds and birders that have flocked to Rockville’s RedGate Park.

Join us for a screening of "Bird Walk" and a discussion with local filmmaker Cintia Cabib in the first floor meeting room. The 25-minute film follows the grassroots campaign that helped preserve this defunct golf course as a public park. 

“Bird Walk” premiered to a full house at Brookside Gardens in May 2024. Its D.C. premiere was at Busboys and Poets in June, which was sponsored by DC Bird Alliance, Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC Ecowomen, and the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital.  Montgomery Parks hosted a screening of “Bird Walk” in October 2024 in conjunction with Birdability Week.  In November 2024, the documentary had its European premiere at the Films for Future Festival, an environmental film festival in Zurich, Switzerland. “Bird Walk” had its Colorado premiere at the Colorado Environmental Film Festival in February 2025.

Cintia will be joined by Wayne Breslyn, founder of Friends of RedGate Park, who will talk about the organization’s environmental initiatives and its outreach efforts to increase park visitation and stewardship.

About RedGate Park

The Chesapeake Bay Trust has awarded the City of Rockville an Urban Trees Award Program grant to plant more than 1,000 trees and 500 shrubs in RedGate Park to reforest the 131-acre site. The City of Rockville has developed a master plan for the site: https://www.rockvillemd.gov/2311/RedGate-Park-Arboretum-Master-Plan

About the Filmmaker

Cintia Cabib is an independent producer, videographer and editor. Her documentaries have aired on public television stations nationwide and have been screened at numerous venues throughout the U.S. and abroad.  Cintia’s films shine a spotlight on local people, places, and history. Her documentaries include "Kindred Spirits," a portrait of two accomplished but unsung Black women artists; "Labyrinth Journeys," an exploration of an ancient symbol and structure and its significance to the people who use it as a tool for meditation and rehabilitation; and "A Community of Gardeners," a tour of seven Washington, D.C. community gardens and the diverse group of individuals who tend their plots.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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