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METAMORPHOSIS OF BIRDS, THE
‘When we forget a person who has died, they die for a second time’ - this is what Catarina Vasconcelos tries to prevent with her very bold and unorthodox form of story-telling in The Metamorphosis of Birds. It is an extraordinary homage to her family in which Vasconcelos sifts through the memories and dreams of her ancestors. Unfolding as a generational saga, told in shards of memory and voiceover, this eloquent and exquisitely shot dramatized documentary demonstrates how something deeply pe...
‘When we forget a person who has died, they die for a second time’ - this is what Catarina Vasconcelos tries to prevent with her very bold and unorthodox form of story-telling in The Metamorphosis of Birds. It is an extraordinary homage to her family in which Vasconcelos sifts through the memories and dreams of her ancestors. Unfolding as a generational saga, told in shards of memory and voiceover, this eloquent and exquisitely shot dramatized documentary demonstrates how something deeply pe...
