Bird Movies

Nature documentary meets Disney-style cute in this Animaland animated short.

From somewhere along the east coast of South America, an osprey has just flown 4000 miles to a small saltmarsh at the delta of the Connecticut River,...

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale and The Emperor's New Clothes.

David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever...

Unicorn Human Disease is an extremely rare phenomenon in certain traditional societies. Research indicates that this disease is typically caused by...

An encounter at Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa shot in 16mm by JMG+PP.

Living in the depths of the New Guinean Rainforest are birds of unimaginable colour and beauty. When Europeans first saw the plumes of these fabulous...

From the North Pole to remote islands, birds can live almost anywhere. How do these resilient animals thrive in such different environments? They...

The birdlife of Northumberland's Farne Islands comes under the spotlight.

The film takes us to the North of England to follow the migration of the black-headed gull down to London. There, the narrator asks viewers to...

The story of Darwin's finches and their relationship with other creatures of the Galapagos; tracing their evolution, how the islands were formed and...

Meet the big birds, a feathered family who have never flown a day in their lives! From ostriches to kiwis, these bizarre birds appear to be nature's...

Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar.

About 50 Amazon parrots live rough on Stuttgart’s streets. They’re not built for the German winter- surviving there takes extraordinary...

Putra, a 13-year-old boy living with asthma, dreams of one day playing for Indonesia’s national football team. Often underestimated, his...

Devastated by the loss of her baby, Brontë discovers a bird’s nest in her backyard, and with it, an unconventional way to process her...

David Attenborough tells the remarkable story of how these " birds of paradise " have captivated explorers , naturalists, artists, filmmakers and...

Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild...

An experimental film about a black market surgery. Exploring the meaning of freedom, pain and relief.