Watching People Watching Birds (2026)
Highly topical, serious and humorous, this film observes people who are passionately devoted to bird watching. Through their eyes and ears, we discover the world of the birds that becomes a metaphor for the state of the world.
Directors: Ulrike Franke, Michael Loeken.
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Patrick Kretz as Self |
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Jonathan Franzen as Self |
| Writing | Ulrike Franke | Writer |
| Directing | Ulrike Franke | Director |
| Writing | Michael Loeken | Writer |
| Directing | Michael Loeken | Director |
| Camera | Jörg Adams | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Hajo Schomerus | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Jutta Krug | Commissioning Editor |
| Editing | Felix Hüsken | Color Grading |
| Editing | Guido Krajewski | Editor |
| Editing | Sophie Oldenbourg | Editor |
| Production | Leonard Putz | Production Manager |
| Production | Claus Herzog-Reichel | Line Producer |
| Production | Ulrike Franke | Producer |
| Production | Michael Loeken | Producer |
| Sound | Maciej Sledziecki | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Bal-Aton Bori | Sound |
| Sound | Tobias Fleig | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Andreas Hildebrandt | Sound |
| Sound | Filipp Forberg | Sound |