Based on a widely republished New Yorker essay by best-selling novelist Jonathan Franzen, Emptying the Skies exposes the rampant poaching of migratory songbirds in southern Europe. Songbird populations have been drastically declining for several decades, with a number of species facing imminent extinction. This poignant documentary explores the wonder of these tiny globe-trekking marvels, millions of which are unlawfully slaughtered each year for large sums on the black market, and follows the intrepid squad of pan-European bird-lovers waging a secret war against poachers, disrupting illegal trapping to free as many as possible. Embedding the filmmakers with their activist subjects, this year-long undertaking transports viewers right onto the front lines as poachers are confronted at critical migration pinch-points in Cyprus, France and Italy. A moving call to arms, Emptying the Skies chronicles a devastating environmental tragedy and the valiant journey of those risking their lives to stop it.

Emptying The Skies

Boulder Environmental/ Nature/ Outdoor Film Festival Director Richard Paradise interviews Douglas Kass (Director, Emptying the Skies), Roger Kass (Producer, Emptying the Skies) and activist Andrea Rutigliano for the 2020 Boulder ENOFF Festival.

Emptying the Skies Discussion

Boulder Environmental/ Nature/ Outdoors/ Film Festival director Richard Paradise speaks with Susan Bonfield, executive director of Environment For The Americas about the film EMPTYING THE SKIES for the 2020 Boulder ENOFF.

Emptying The Skies - Susan Bonfield Interview

EMPTYING THE SKIES (Plus Interview with Director and Producer)

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