The Messenger
Thought-Provoking Documentaries
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1h 29m
Directed by Su Rynard • Documentary • 2015 • France, Canada • English, German, Dutch, French with English subtitles
Featuring Bill Evans, Erin Byne, Peter Marra
For thousands of years, songbirds were regarded by mankind as messengers from the gods. Under threat from climate change, pesticides and more, populations of hundreds of species have dipped dramatically. As scientists, activists and bird enthusiasts investigate this phenomenon, amazing secrets of the bird world come to light for the first time in this acclaimed and visually thrilling documentary.
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