The documentary Common American Crowintroduces Doug Mioducki, a Denver musician who has somehow befriended a murder of crows. Between bird calls, record bins, and strange wisdom, Doug proves to be a charming eccentric. The film closes with a glimpse into his musical world through his band “quits.”

There’s a poignant mundanity to Common American Crow, Denver filmmaker Sam Zalkin’s mini-portrait of Denver guitarist Doug Mioducki – a longtime employee of Wax Trax Records and a man who has an uncanny ability to attract wild crows. Seriously. The birds follow him around Denver and flock to him as he drinks his morning coffee, all of which is captured by Zalkin, along with offbeat interviews with the subject’s friends and co-workers, none of whom seem particularly surprised about this strange phenomenon. The film also features some of the last footage of beloved local musician Luke Fairchild – who was Mioducki’s bandmate in the noise-rock band Quits – filmed before his death on January 1, 2025.

— Westword.com