Take flight (or waddle) through this eclectic flock of avian-centered stories!

For The Birds

Take flight—or waddle—through this eclectic flock of avian-centered stories!

A young woman believes her sister has been reincarnated as a pigeon. Public ContactMessy Filmsmessyfilmsltd@gmail.com

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The Pigeon

A young woman believes her sister has been reincarnated as a pigeon.

In a world that keeps changing, "PIGEONS" follows a carrier pigeon who loses his job the day a telephone is installed in his owner's home. Searching for food, shelter, and purpose, the film explores freedom, progress, and what gets lost along the way. Public ContactSamira Sahlisamira.sahli@hotmail.ch

PIGEONS

In a world that keeps changing, "PIGEONS" follows a carrier pigeon who loses his job the day a telephone is installed in his owner's home. Searching for food, shelter, and purpose, the film explores freedom, progress, and what gets lost along the way.

Ornithologist, poet, and professor Drew Lanham opens his South Carolina farm as a sanctuary for migratory birds. Part meditation, part act of stewardship, the film follows Drew as he listens for what's vanishing and nurtures what endures - birds as fragile messengers and a last wild hope. Public ContactJeremy Seifertseifertjj@gmail.com

A Mystical Ornithology

Ornithologist, poet, and professor Drew Lanham opens his South Carolina farm as a sanctuary for migratory birds. Part meditation, part act of stewardship, the film follows Drew as he listens for what's vanishing and nurtures what endures - birds as fragile messengers and a last wild hope.

Returning from Antarctica, a man brings his partner a rare gift. The gift causes a shift in their relationship, which is difficult to cope with. Has the man changed, or is it the woman who suddenly sees him differently? Public ContactGaetan Trigotfestivals@pentacle-prod.com

Penguin

Returning from Antarctica, a man brings his partner a rare gift. The gift causes a shift in their relationship, which is difficult to cope with. Has the man changed, or is it the woman who suddenly sees him differently?

When her pet crow (and only friend) falls ill, an ancient hag living in self-imposed exile must venture to the modern world for help. Public ContactRebecca Halfonrebeccahalfon@gmail.com

My Bird Is Sick!

When her pet crow (and only friend) falls ill, an ancient hag living in self-imposed exile must venture to the modern world for help.

In a rural village, a paralyzed grandmother and her pigeon-raising husband move through slow days shaped by quiet comforts and her ongoing truce with a stubborn body - until a family visit stirs memory, celebration, and a pot of their own pigeon soup. Public ContactXinya Leiqigongmaster2022@gmail.com

Pigeon Soup

In a rural village, a paralyzed grandmother and her pigeon-raising husband move through slow days shaped by quiet comforts and her ongoing truce with a stubborn body - until a family visit stirs memory, celebration, and a pot of their own pigeon soup.

When a widowed birdwatcher reluctantly teams up with her granddaughter for a local birdwatching competition on an island in Scotland, their search for rare species becomes a heartfelt journey through grief, love, and letting go. Public ContactTommy Clarkeinfo@tommyclarke.co.uk

Beautiful Birds

When a widowed birdwatcher reluctantly teams up with her granddaughter for a local birdwatching competition on an island in Scotland, their search for rare species becomes a heartfelt journey through grief, love, and letting go.

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