Welcome to Low Cinema
USA, UK, Poland - TRT 66m
Come see this mesmerising collections of short films about birds!
Part of BEAK WEEK
Wild Wings
Dir. Patrick Carey & John Taylor, 1965, UK, 34 min.
Exploration of the Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust in Gloucestershire, England, which boasts the largest collection of living wild fowl in the world.
Ptaki
Dir. Kazimierz Karabasz, 1963, POLAND, 14 min.
Pigeon breeders are a special breed of enthusiast, mostly men. They incorporate a competitive element into their hobby in the form of long-distance racing competitions for carrier pigeons. Each bird has a pedigree ring. The basis for scoring a flight is the sum of points earned, which assess the bird's flight distance. This is given in hours and minutes and read from sealed, commissioned clocks. Their posture and observation style embody the "patient eye" idée fixe of Kazimierz Karabasz, a classic of the Polish documentary school.
Young Bird Season
Dir. Nellie Kluz, 2011, USA 19m
As their treasured birds race hundreds of miles night and day, the men of the Braintree Racing Pigeon Club pass the time with chitchat, obsessive stat-keeping and affable trash-talk adorned with a Boston brogue. Director Nellie Kluz's verité portrait briefly immerses the viewer into a menagerie of crowded coops and clubhouses, punctuated with flourishes both artistic and avian.
Bird Shorts
USA, UK, Poland - TRT 66m
Come see this mesmerising collections of short films about birds!
Part of BEAK WEEK
Wild Wings
Dir. Patrick Carey & John Taylor, 1965, UK, 34 min.
Exploration of the Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust in Gloucestershire, England, which boasts the largest collection of living wild fowl in the world.
Ptaki
Dir. Kazimierz Karabasz, 1963, POLAND, 14 min.
Pigeon breeders are a special breed of enthusiast, mostly men. They incorporate a competitive element into their hobby in the form of long-distance racing competitions for carrier pigeons. Each bird has a pedigree ring. The basis for scoring a flight is the sum of points earned, which assess the bird's flight distance. This is given in hours and minutes and read from sealed, commissioned clocks. Their posture and observation style embody the "patient eye" idée fixe of Kazimierz Karabasz, a classic of the Polish documentary school.
Young Bird Season
Dir. Nellie Kluz, 2011, USA 19m
As their treasured birds race hundreds of miles night and day, the men of the Braintree Racing Pigeon Club pass the time with chitchat, obsessive stat-keeping and affable trash-talk adorned with a Boston brogue. Director Nellie Kluz's verité portrait briefly immerses the viewer into a menagerie of crowded coops and clubhouses, punctuated with flourishes both artistic and avian.
