Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.

See what’s playing
The Call of the Birds
The Call of the Birds

THE CALL OF THE BIRDS

Le rappel des oiseaux

Directed by Stéphane Batut
France, 2014
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

The summer of 2009, I travel in a Tibetan region of China, Kham. Fate gives me the opportunity to attend a unique funeral ceremony, where the body of the deceased is offered as food to the vultures. I decide to film this event that seems for me necessary to live (Stéphane Batut).

Synopsis

The summer of 2009, I travel in a Tibetan region of China, Kham. Fate gives me the opportunity to attend a unique funeral ceremony, where the body of the deceased is offered as food to the vultures. I decide to film this event that seems for me necessary to live (Stéphane Batut).