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The Birds

2025 · 52 min

A quiet, absorbing documentary that watches a man's fixation unfold against windswept coastal skies, blending patience with a low hum of tension.

Directed by
David Allen
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A moving portrait of one man's desperation to decipher the relationship between mass-murmurations of seabirds and a single super-speed predator.

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Directed by
David Allen
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • nature
  • isolation
  • science
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
David Allen
Cinematography
Martin Dohrn
Runtime
52 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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