The Birds

Directors: David Allen and Martin Dohrn (A Film By)
40 min
United Kingdom
People & Nature Award

About the Film

Told through the cinematic experience of wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn, The Birds finds meaning and pathos as it gets up close to one of England's little-known wonders of the natural world. As Martin chases down the twisting and turning of giant flocks of shore birds on England’s Wash estuary, he attempts to literally record evolution in action as a peregrine falcon scythes through the mind-blowing murmurations – astonishingly large numbers of birds flying in synchronized patterns and creating shapes in the air. Ultimately, this feature short reveals important insights not only into the hidden mechanisms of nature, but also into the psyche of a man facing up to the end of his career.

Q&A with Executive Producer Jared Lipworth in attendance

United Kingdom
2025
40 min
Directors: David Allen and Martin Dohrn (A Film By)
Producers: Amber Beattie and Gaby Bastyra
April 24, 2026

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Friday 6:00PM

April 24, 2026

AMC LINCOLN SQUARE 13
The Birds
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