THEMESSENGER-InfoPack
Contact:SallyHodgson–[email protected]/Office:+44(0)1158507844
TheMessengerTopTenAudienceAward,HotDocs2015(3rdplaceoutof210films)Avisuallythrillingeco-documentarythatunravelsthemysterybehindtheworld’svanishingsongbirdpopulationandquestionswhatthismeansforhumankinds’ownfuture.TheMessengerchroniclesthestruggleofsongbirdsworldwidetosurviveinturbulentenvironmentalconditionsbroughtaboutbyhumansandarguesthattheirdemisecouldsignifythecrashoftheecosystemsglobally,akintothedisappearanceofhoneybeesandthemeltingoftheglaciers.“Theargumentsarepersuasive,themessagefromthebirdspowerful,andthefilmarichandsatisfyingcalltoactionthatispresentedwithsomenovelideasforhowtorestoretheecologicalbalance.”
TheNewYorkTimes-Critics’Pick“Provocativeandbeautiful.”LAWeekly
Trailer:https://youtu.be/LjQtRr4CKccBBFC:SocialMedia:Facebook-@SongbirdSOSFilmTwitter-@themessengerdoc
THEMESSENGER-InfoPack
Contact:SallyHodgson–[email protected]/Office:+44(0)1158507844
ShortSynopsis:THEMESSENGERisanartfulinvestigationintothecausesofsongbirdmassdepletionandthecompassionatepeoplewhoareworkingtoturnthetide.Thefilmtakesviewersonavisuallystunningjourneyrevealinghowtheproblemsfacingbirdsalsoposedauntingimplicationsforourplanetandourselves.LongSynopsis:SuRynard’swide-rangingandcontemplativedocumentaryTHEMESSENGERexploresourdeep-seatedconnectiontobirdsandwarnsthattheuncertainfateofsongbirdsmightmirrorourown.MovingfromthenorthernreachesoftheBorealForesttowetlandsnearMountArarattothestreetsofNewYorkCity,THEMESSENGERbringsusface-to-facewitharemarkablevarietyofhuman-madeperilsthathavedevastatedtheseairbornemusic-makers.Forthousandsofyears,songbirdswereregardedbymankindasmessengersfromthegods.Today,thesecreatures–woveninextricablyintothefabricofourenvironment–arevanishingatanalarmingrate.Underthreatfromclimatechange,pesticidesandmore,populationsofhundredsofspecieshavedippeddramatically.Asscientists,activistsandbirdenthusiastsinvestigatethisphenomenon,amazingsecretsofthebirdworldcometolightforthefirsttimeinthisacclaimedandvisuallythrillingdocumentary.Beautifulslowmotionphotographyillustratesthepowerandbeautyofthesedelicatewingedcreaturesthathavebeenpraisedandeulogizedacrossculturesandthroughouttime.Findoutwhat’skillingoursongbirds,andwhatcanbedoneaboutit.Asinancienttimes,songbirdsmayonceagainbecarryingamessagetohumans–onethatweignoreatourownperil.
“Birdsaregivingusawake-upcallasloudasallthecockerelsonearth...Weareatapointintimewhereacombinationofclimatechangeandlossofnaturearethebiggest,mostpressingissuesfacingtheplanet.”
BirdLifeInternational“YouwillbeimpressedbythebeautifulimagesofTHEMESSENGERandbyitscompellingstories.Youwillwonder‘whyarewedoingthistotheplanet’?Thispowerfulfilmwillconvincemanyoftheneedtoactformigrantbirdconservationacrosstheglobe.”
CarlesCarboneras,RSPB
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