Bird Movies

Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild...

A lively young boy befriends and attempts to raise an abandoned baby jackdaw unbeknownst to his choleric and disapproving father.

Descend into the world of New York City’s pigeon people and see how this community reshapes our understanding of the city’s most...

In South American woods, lives a mysterious bird that has inspired myths and stories among indigenous peoples. Some of them link that bird with...

Based on late field biologist John Sincock's experiences in Kauai.

A thirteen-year-old boy battling severe chronic asthma refuses to abandon his ambitions of joining the Indonesian National Youth Football Team,...

An encounter at Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa shot in 16mm by JMG+PP.

By inviting viewers to take a closer look at the birds that serve as one of this country’s hardiest symbols, Karsten Wall’s stunning...

A witch and a magpie bake a carrot cake together on the anniversary of the witch's roommate's death.

Ray Parkes takes in abandoned parrots at his sanctuary in Peachland, British Columbia. Owning a parrot is a huge commitment. They often outlive their...

David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever...

The birdlife of Northumberland's Farne Islands comes under the spotlight.

An excellent display of how humans can rehabilitate and restore an area where a heavy industry polluted the water so severely that it was unsuitable...

A dedicated bird watcher observes a hawk and journeys to the limits of what it means to be human.

In this short film resulted of a exchange between artists from Brazil and South Korea, an inattentive man must face the world around him after being...

A newly born bird is excited to explore the world. On its adventure, it finds others on its way, but doesn't understand a word of what is asked of...

After being hunted to near-extinction, the last male Eskimo curlew searches for a mate while making the annual migration from the arctic tundra to...

Dino Bird is a visually spectacular one-hour film that explores the life of the endangered southern cassowary through the eyes of matriarch Bertha,...