Parrot Kindergarten

Dive into the fascinating tale of a woman raised in a cult, whose journey of healing through teaching her parrot to read reshapes our understanding of interspecies communication.

Cast

Jennifer Taylor O'Connell

as Self

Clara Mancini

as Self

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