"Monty and Rose 2: The World of Monty and Rose" DVD
DVD of "Monty and Rose 2: The World of Monty and Rose" including closed captioning and bonus feature "Dodger." “Monty and Rose 2: The World of Monty and Rose” (2021) is a feature-length documentary film about the endangered Piping Plovers that have nested at Chicago’s Montrose Beach. They are the first Piping Plovers to successfully nest in Chicago since 1948. The film tells the story of how the birds took up residence on one of the busiest stretches of the busiest beach in Chicago, facing off with humans, predators, and a planned music festival. The film follows the birds from their hatching in western Michigan in 2017 to the 2020 and 2021 nesting seasons. Only 74 pairs of Piping Plovers remain on the Great Lakes. "Monty and Rose 2" was an official selection of the Thunder Bay International Film Festival.