Australia is home to over 800 species of birds from honeyeaters to hawks, from spoonbills to cockatoos. It is also home to different species of bird lovers, some of whom take their interest to the extreme. These enthusiasts are known as “twitchers”.
Every year, an event takes place Australia-wide that brings twitchers together to take part in a highly competitive race – the “Twitchathon”. The aim is to spot as many species as possible in twenty four hours. Not easy at the best of times – but especially difficult with a camera crew tagging along.
“Chasing Birds” follows three teams – the Hunter Home-Brewers, the Hunter Thickheads and the Whacked-Out Woodswallows as they travel up to five hundred kilometres from the desert to the sea – in their attempt to spot more species than any other team.
Voted audience favourite at the 2009 Revolve Film Festival.
Screened at Sydney International Film Festival, St Louis International Film Festival, Guangzhou Documentary Festival and Big Sky Documentary Festival.
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