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W.H. Hudson’s Remarkable Argentine Ornithology

Charlotte Pryce | USA | 2013 | 15' | | IFFR 2019

A live performance with vintage magic lanterns and handmade lantern slides tells the tale of famed naturalist Hudson’s spellbinding recollection of birds seen as a child from the pampas of his native Argentina. But the magic lantern also brings out other, hidden layers, including an encounter with nature teetering between joy and dread.

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Film details

Country of production
USA
Year
2013
Festival edition
IFFR 2019
Length
15"
Medium/Format
Special

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