International Dawn Chorus Day is held on the first Sunday in May. Started in the UK, it encouraged people to get up early on this one day and listen to the morning songs of the birds. It has since spread around the world.
This short film uses this event with the idea that, during lockdown, the birds had a zoom call instead and the execution of the idea (and idea itself) was brilliant...birds from over 20 countries have a conversation. But it was the subject of that conversation that made me hate this film. It was about political prisoners. The fact that the filmmakers usurped the conversations between birds, a glorious thing, and decided to make that conversation political, really turned me off. Yes, these stories are important and need to be told, but I hated the decision for it to be about this. I'm sure many people will be moved and think this is an important film, and they probably should, and I hope this film makes its way to many festivals so people can make up their own mind. It will be hotly discussed for sure.
I don't usually bother to write reviews of films I don't care for out of respect for the filmmakers' efforts but I have great respect for the idea and execution in this film. However, I feel cheated and very let down that it was the decision to translate the birds voices into this conversation. It has actually made me angry.
This short film uses this event with the idea that, during lockdown, the birds had a zoom call instead and the execution of the idea (and idea itself) was brilliant...birds from over 20 countries have a conversation. But it was the subject of that conversation that made me hate this film. It was about political prisoners. The fact that the filmmakers usurped the conversations between birds, a glorious thing, and decided to make that conversation political, really turned me off. Yes, these stories are important and need to be told, but I hated the decision for it to be about this. I'm sure many people will be moved and think this is an important film, and they probably should, and I hope this film makes its way to many festivals so people can make up their own mind. It will be hotly discussed for sure.
I don't usually bother to write reviews of films I don't care for out of respect for the filmmakers' efforts but I have great respect for the idea and execution in this film. However, I feel cheated and very let down that it was the decision to translate the birds voices into this conversation. It has actually made me angry.
