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As a Migratory Bird in Africa (1922)

As a Migratory Bird in Africa poster
Original title
Som flyttfågel i Afrika
Directed by
Bengt Berg
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
32 min
Rated
Btl
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent documentary follows Swedish migratory birds as they spend the winter in Egypt and along the White Nile in Sudan. The film captures the wildlife and landscapes of those African regions through a naturalist's lens.

observationalpeacefulnaturalquietcuriousunhurriedscientificpastoral

What happens

Som flyttfågel i Afrika är en svensk dokumentärfilm från 1922 i regi av Bengt Berg. Filmen skildrar djurlivet i Egypten och trakterna kring Vita Nilen i Sudan och särskilt fokuserar den på de svenska flyttfåglarnas tillvaro under vintermånaderna. Inspelningen ägde rum under 1922 med Berg som fotograf och premiärvisades den 20 november 1922 på biograf Röda Kvarn i Stockholm. Berg närvarade själv vid premiären och presenterade filmen. Som flyttfågel i Afrika rosades av kritikerna. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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