The Metamorphosis of Birds (2020)

Original title

A Metamorfose dos Pássaros

Directed by

Catarina Vasconcelos

Genre

documentary film

Country

Portugal

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

U

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This experimental documentary blends home movies, letters, and staged scenes to explore the filmmaker's family history, especially her mother's absence and her father's grief. It weaves together personal memories with metaphors about nature and transformation.

meditativepoeticintimatereflectivedreamlikecontemplativeslow-pacedlyrical

What happens

The Metamorphosis of Birds (Portuguese: A Metamorfose dos Pássaros) is a 2020 Portuguese experimental docudrama film directed by Catarina Vasconcelos and produced by the production company Primeira Idade, world premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020, where it was awarded the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film at the Encounters Section. It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. The film was financed by the Portuguese film fund Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual and by Portugal's state broadcaster RTP and developed at the Archidoc writing program of the French film school La Fémis and the Arché development workshop promoted at the Doclisboa international documentary film festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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