BIRDS

Director's statement:
The film discovers and empathizes with its protagonists, the BIRDS, as prehistorical creatures. The footage was gathered during journeys to cities and suburban habitats during the last years. How do birds orientate themselves in spaces that we consider as ours? The rhythms through which they move their heads, turn their eyes and shake their feathers are intense and lead to a different understanding of time scale and possession of space. (Ulu Braun)

Curator's statement:
Down there - a crowded city, pale and distant. Up there - an eagle spreading its wings, both threatening and fascinating. Braun does more than merely study the meeting point between the savage and urban habitat. He looks at the subjects he’s filming as if they themselves were pieces of art, as if every small part of them is impressive if you focus on it from the right angle and then you just wait, observe, admire. As a viewer of the film, you stay with the birds, almost confront them closely while human presence is just something you’re vaguely aware of, from the distance. You follow the predator as if you are the one about to attack, while having the constant feeling that at any moment you can turn into being the prey. (Bianca Bănică, BIEFF)