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Film Fest: Film lovers of a feather flock together

So, what’s the deal with the chickens?

Our feathered friends are everywhere in the promotional materials for this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival — on the posters, on the T-shirts, in the TV ads. What’s the underlying rationale for featuring chickens so prominently in the marketing campaign for a film festival?

“I don’t know,” said film festival director Meg Hamel with a mock shrug. “I just like chickens.”