In one of the world’s most populated cities, two brothers — Nadeem and Saud — devote their lives to the quixotic effort of protecting the black kite, a majestic bird of prey essential to the ecosystem of New Delhi that has been falling from the sky at alarming rates. Amid environmental toxicity and social unrest, the ‘Kite Brothers’ spend day and night caring for the creatures in their makeshift avian basement hospital.
“My first feature-length documentary, Cities of Sleep, explored New Delhi through the lens of sleep. By focusing on the 'sleep mafia' of Delhi (these are people who control who sleeps where, for how long and what quality of sleep – for the homeless), I leveraged sleep as a political, philosophical and aesthetic prism through which to consider the city. Through this film, I want to harness the enchantment of the sky. I want audiences to leave theatres and instinctively look up – to think of the sky and the birds in it as novel, wonderfully alien things.” (Shaunak Sen)
WED, 15 March
Q&A after the screening of All that Breathes
Featured guest: Assist. Prof. Al Vrezec, PhD, curator at the Slovenian Museum of Natural History Vertebrates Division. Lead expert at the Slovenian Bird Ringing Centre, conducts research into the biology and ecology of owls. Ornithology Professor at the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana. Recipient of various accolades and awards.
Free entry to post-screening Q&As