Birds Movies

This film documents the yearly cycle of the great blue heron, its migration from Central America and the West Indies to the St. Lawrence River in...

Co-directors Lilith Piper and Joya Berrow capture the movements and migration patterns of birds, translating their seasonal journey through dance....

Two duelling birds get the urge to change their plumage. A blue jay wants to be decked out in the green of cedar, and a loon dons the burnished red...

Jim Moir and his wife Nancy continue on their ornithological adventure as they seek out their favourite seasonal birds and learn how they best evoke...

What happens when a forest loses its birdsong? Following clues hidden in the sounds birds make while asleep, Argentinian physicist Gabriel Mindlin...

Did Cartier dream of making a country from this land of a million birds? In his records of his exploration he certainly marvelled at seeing the great...

A young man receives advice from his deceased grandfather about the afterlife when he suddenly starts to see said advice materialize.

A small bird with a fear of flying tries to avoid heading South for the winter.

Matī Kütt’s experimental short animation plunges into the subconscious of a sick society. Through abstract, painted-on-film...

Bird entanglement from fishing gear is a global catastrophe. Unhooked tells the story of the world’s longest fishing pier, where bird rescuers...

The film is a children comedy about six fat boys who experience great adventures while fighting hunger. They realize what friendship means and...

Young birds are kept in line, but one of them insists on facing another direction. Being grassed by his comrades, he is visited by their master, who...

An experimental fairy tale about life, death, and spreading your wings. After Cecilia witnesses a bird smashing into her window, she begins to notice...

A greedy little blue jay carries away whatever his beak can grasp. Berries, birds' eggs (nests and all), and even the sun in the sky go into his...

Tom is anxious, he holds a secret in his human heart, a wing beat and a flutter and its bursting to take flight.

Ornithologist Seán Ronayne from Cobh, Co. Cork is on a mission to record the sound of every bird species in Ireland – that’s...

Cats are the most popular pet in Canada, but despite their cute and cuddly reputations, our feline friends have a dark side.

Eagles dominate the skies. But what makes these predators so special? Researchers study one special bird—and stunning up-close footage reveals...

This film documents the efforts of a group of Canadians and Americans to save the whooping crane from extinction. They display great determination in...