Winged Migration follows several species of migratory birds over a four year filming period. These birds travel several hundreds if not thousands of miles toward the equator in the autumn, and make the return journey to their higher latitude summer homes in the spring, always taking the same route, using the natural compasses of the universe, the stars, to find their way.
Some species, like the arctic tern, even fly from pole to pole. These long and often torturous treks are a matter of survival, to live in a hospitable climate and find sources of food. With the exception of migratory penguins, travel over oceans is especially difficult as the birds have little refuge unless there is something floating on the water, such as a ship, on which to land.
Otherwise they must continue flying until they reach land. Some will not survive the migration due to predators, including man, illness or injury. Although the migrations themselves are done as a community, once the birds reach their respective summer and winter homes, they disperse into family units. And every continent is affected by the migration as every continent is home, at least part of year, to a species of migratory bird.
Winged Migration (French: Le Peuple Migrateur, also known as The Travelling Birds in some UK releases, or The Travelling Birds: An Adventure in Flight in Australia) is a 2001 documentary film directed by Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats and Jacques Perrin, who was also one of the writers and narrators, showcasing the immense journeys routinely made by birds during their migrations.
Winged Migration (2001)
Directed by: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats
Narrated by: Jacques Perrin, Philippe Labro
Screenplay by: Jean Dorst, Jacques Perrin
Production Design by: Régis Nicolino
Cinematography by: Olli Barbé, Michel Benjamin, Sylvie Carcedo
Film Editing by: Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Music by: Bruno Coulais
MPAA Rating: G for all audience.
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics
Release Date: December 12, 2001 (France)
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