THE MESSENGER

The Messenger

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
  • Library Hall

In ancient times humans looked to the flights and songs of birds to foretell the future. Today once again the birds have something to tell us.

A special community film screening presented by the Bud Werner Memorial Library, Yampatika and Bird Conservancy of the Rockies in honor of International Migratory Bird Day. This film also won BEST OF FESTIVAL at the 2016 International Wildlife Film Fest!

Su Rynard’s wide-ranging and contemplative documentary film explores our deep-seated connection to birds and warns that the uncertain fate of songbirds might mirror our own. Moving from the northern reaches of the Boreal Forest to the base of Mount Ararat in Turkey to the streets of New York, The Messenger brings us face-to-face with a remarkable variety of human-made perils that have devastated thrushes, warblers, orioles, tanagers, grosbeaks and many other airborne music-makers.

On one level, The Messenger is an engaging, visually stunning, emotional journey, one that mixes its elegiac message with hopeful notes and unique glances into the influence of songbirds on our own expressions of the soul. On another level, The Messenger is the artful story about the mass depletion of songbirds on multiple continents, and about those who are working to turn the tide.

Join us before and after the film to find out more about local International Migratory Bird Day events happening on May 14, plus other bird-related programs and festivals around the Yampa Valley!

Run time: 90 min.