Bird Island

Bird Island. A sanctuary for birds and humans

Filmmakers Maya Kosa and Sergio Da Costa came up with the idea of making this documentary after discovering a bird rehabilitation center by chance next to an airport by bringing an injured swift in 2013.

They were struck by the strange cohabitation between sick and injured birds in aviaries and airplanes flying over the center almost continuously, causing a deafening noise. 

There was something violent and absurd about it. The unreal character of the place was reinforced by the different decors created for each aviary, reminding of real biotopes.

These and other sensations emerge in every frame of this beautiful documentary premiered at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival.