{"id":3104,"date":"2025-04-26T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2026-05-19T16:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:36:38","slug":"3104","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/?p=3104","title":{"rendered":"WATCHING PEOPLE WATCHING BIRDS\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/de\/wp-admin\/edit.php?post_type=post\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-premium-image premium-image  premium-image-4ea963d212a3\"><div class=\"premium-image-container\"><div class=\"premium-image-wrap premium-image-wrap-none \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LF_Profilbilder_Film_WPWB_2026_3-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"pbg-image-3566 wp-image-3566\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LF_Profilbilder_Film_WPWB_2026_3-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LF_Profilbilder_Film_WPWB_2026_3-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LF_Profilbilder_Film_WPWB_2026_3-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LF_Profilbilder_Film_WPWB_2026_3-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WATCHING PEOPLE WATCHING BIRDS&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DOKU | FILM | CINEMA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany 2026<br>92 min (DE\/EN)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Directors:<\/strong> &nbsp;Ulrike Franke, Michael Loeken<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Distribution<\/strong>: realfiction<br><strong>International Distributor:<\/strong> New Docs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Politically urgent, serious yet humorous, this film follows people who are passionate about birdwatching. World-famous author Jonathan Franzen, the bakery saleswoman, the young team of ornithologists: they are all united by their love for a highly endangered species. Through their eyes and ears, we enter the world of birds \u2013 a world that becomes a striking metaphor for the state of our planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"clip\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"trailer\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>TRAILER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1165648219?h=dcdeb49c75\" width=\"1600\" height=\"864\" frameborder=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"   allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"awards\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AUDIENCE-AWARD_IC_sort-copy-214-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AUDIENCE-AWARD_IC_sort-copy-214-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AUDIENCE-AWARD_IC_sort-copy-214-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AUDIENCE-AWARD_IC_sort-copy-214-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AUDIENCE-AWARD_IC_sort-copy-214-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AUDIENCE-AWARD_IC_sort-copy-214-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AUDIENCE-AWARD_IC_sort-copy-214.png 1081w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"festival\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>FESTIVALS\/SCREENINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 <\/strong>\u2014<strong>CPH:DOX <\/strong>\/ 11\u201322 March 2026 \/ Copenhagen \/Danemark<br><strong>Welt-Premiere: 15 March 2026<\/strong><br><br>Screenings: CPH:DOX<br>Copenhagen: 15\/16\/19\/21 March 2026<br><br>DOX:DANMARK Screenings:<br>KALUNDBORG:DOX: 11 March 2026<br>T\u00d8NDER:DOX: 12 March 2026<br>ESBJERG:DOX: 15 March 2026<br>THY:DOX: 15 March 2026<br>GLOSTRUP:DOX: 18 March 2026<br>VARDE:DOX 18 March 2026<br>HADERSLEV:DOX: 19 March 2026<br>VENDSYSSEL:DOX: 20 March 2026<br>SVENDBORG:DOX: 21 March 2026<br>HEDENSTED:DOX: 22 March 2026<br>BORNHOLM:DOX: 22 March 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 <\/strong>\u2014<strong> 41. Dok.fest M\u00fcnchen <\/strong>\/ 6.-18. Mai 2026 \/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nominated for the DOK.deutsch competition and the VIKTORIAS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Screenings:<br>8 May 2026\u2014 Rio Filmpalast Kino 1 \u2014 18 h (Premiere)<br>10 May 2026 \u2014 Theatiner \u2014 11 h<br>12 May 2026 \u2014 Neues Maxim \u2014 20 h<br>14 May 2026 \u2014 HFF Kino 2 \u2014 16 h<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 \u2013 Bergwelten Filmfestival Stans <\/strong><br>3 June 2026 \u2013 18 h \u2013 Kollegium St. Fidelis <br>6 June 2026 \u2013 15 h \u2013 Theater Stans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 \u2013 Kinofest L\u00fcnen <\/strong><br>6 June 2026 \u2013 14:30 h \u2014 Cineworld L\u00fcnen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 \u2013 Biografilm Bologna<\/strong><br>10 June 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"press\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"stills\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>PRESSE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eThe documentary takes bird lovers seriously &#8211; sometimes in touching moments, and other times in whimsical ones. That\u2019s because it tells the story of deeply personal relationships with these animals. Time and again, the tone becomes quiet and intimate. There is something universal in that.&#8220; <em>\u2013 Marie M\u00fcller \/ kinokino \/ 12 May .2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8222;It is precisely in the seemingly uneventful passages that the film exerts an unexpected pull. Viewers may find themselves adopting the observer&#8217;s perspective, paying attention to even the slightest changes in the frame, perhaps hoping to spot yet another bird somewhere.&#8220; <em>\u2013 Jaschar Marktanner \/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/film-rezensionen.de\/\">film-rezensionen.de<\/a>\u00a0\/ 3 May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWatching People Watching Birds\u201d follows the famous American author Jonathan Franzen and some lesser-known but equally passionate birders so closely and engagingly on their outings that, after seeing the film, you\u2019ll look at the sky in a whole new light and suddenly hear birdsong everywhere. <em>\u2014 riffReporter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen they gush about their little darlings, it sounds like a declaration of love to all of creation. For laypeople (\u2026), the film opens up an unknown world that begins right on their own doorstep.\u201d<em>\u2013 Ingrid Weidner \/ artechock \/ 7 May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>STILLS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"429\" data-id=\"3516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-WATCHING-PEOPLE-WATCHING-BIRDS-Stare-3-1024x429.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-WATCHING-PEOPLE-WATCHING-BIRDS-Stare-3-1024x429.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-WATCHING-PEOPLE-WATCHING-BIRDS-Stare-3-300x126.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-WATCHING-PEOPLE-WATCHING-BIRDS-Stare-3-768x322.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-WATCHING-PEOPLE-WATCHING-BIRDS-Stare-3-1536x643.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-WATCHING-PEOPLE-WATCHING-BIRDS-Stare-3.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1073\" data-id=\"3519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-WATCHING-PEOPLE-WATCHING-BIRDS-Franzen-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-WATCHING-PEOPLE-WATCHING-BIRDS-Franzen-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-WATCHING-PEOPLE-WATCHING-BIRDS-Franzen-5-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"429\" data-id=\"3521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-WATCHING-PEOPLE-WATCHING-BIRDS-TGP-1024x429.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-WATCHING-PEOPLE-WATCHING-BIRDS-TGP-1024x429.jpg 1024w, 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At the same time, more and more people are discovering the world of birds for themselves: they all have their own unique stories that led them to become birdwatchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking through binoculars is also a search for something primal, unique, and true. In an almost magical way, this search seems to transfer to the viewer, as if one were leaving the cinema with heightened senses and entering another world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our film turns its gaze away from the birds and back to the people who inspire us with their love of birds and their devotion to nature. We also meet the world-famous author Jonathan Franzen, who says: \u201cOne reason wild birds are so important (\u2026) is that they represent our last, best connection to a natural world that is otherwise disappearing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Humorous, serious, and environmentally controversial, the film uses cinematic images and intense soundscapes to paint a picture of a society in a state of crisis and upheaval. The film becomes a narrative of doubt and hope, life and death, staying and disappearing. 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