Look at Life: Birdmen
A look at the origins of man-powered flight, focusing on John Wimpenny, the first man to pedal himself through the air for more than half a mile.
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A look at the origins of man-powered flight, focusing on John Wimpenny, the first man to pedal himself through the air for more than half a mile.
A cage is searching for a bird, but all its efforts fail. Without its help, a bird finds a way in. The cage closes its door and stands proudly on a pedestal, for it is now worthy of admiration.
Dr. Yun, an elder ornithologist in North Korea, lost his eldest son in the war and lives with his grandchildren. Myeong-oh, the second son of Dr. Yoon, showed an unusual interest in birds from an early age. One day, he w
In this animated line drawing, two birds express complaints and frustrations about their daily lives. Balancing between mundane chores and the hostile environment around them, they dream of better times and places. In a
Reality merges with film and the supernatural when a London director starts to experience strange events and is forced to confront his troubled past.
A quiet farmer father and his son set out on a trip to the pharmacy after the teen has a little accident with his girlfriend.
«These are not dogs» could be a title loosely adapted from Magritte. Man’s best friend is liberated from the force of gravity, gliding through space and time in extreme slow motion and experiencing its rebirth as an abst
In a quiet forest, a lonely dove mourning her lost eggs befriends a stray kitten, yet as the laws of nature threaten to separate them, their unlikely bond transcends species and sorrow.
A short documentary revealing the hidden beauty of New Hampshire’s aviary population, captured from various scenic locations around the Durham area. The film is intended as a cinéma vérité piece, or a work of observation
Frustrated attempts to bear children overwhelm the lives of an aristocratic, avian couple in the early nineteenth century.
A Noveltoon from Famous Studios.
Mamsie catches Lulu making a mess of the kitchen, so she punishes Lulu. When Lulu asks, "How do you know that I made this mess?", the maid says sarcastically, "A little bird told me!" Angered that the bird outside her ho
Lucas and Pamela lost their father in a crash involving a plane he built himself. Since then, Lucas has been trying to repair it to fulfill his dream—and his father's—of flying, while Pamela is torn between letting her b
Soundtrack: Music: EBONY CONCERTO, by Igor Stravinsky.
Terry (Durand) is erroneous jailed prior to an important boxing match.
A short documentary about the french artist Jean-Louis Costes.
“Trying to get in, trying to get out. Encounters from the plague year.”
The story of Birdie follows a 19 year old uni student who is lonely and desperate for popularity above all else. In an effort to try to navigate university life and achieve these aspirations, she spreads word of a large
There it stands, the vulture. Majestically spreading its wings. Holding its position, it scours the open area. The other birds scrutinize their territory as well. Quo vadis, bird? Ulu Brauns latest film BIRDS looks at th
A stubborn old woman builds a mechanical bird, whilst losing her house.