The Metamorphosis of Birds
Essential Documentaries
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1h 41m
Directed by Catarina Vasconcelos | 101 mins | 2020
A metaphor-rich magic realist metafiction memoir, Vasconcelos’s hybrid documentary debut feature tells the story of the filmmaker’s family history—in particular, her grandparents’ love affair and her commiseration with her father over the early losses of their mothers—with lyrical, dreamlike imagery and epistolary voiceover culled from family correspondences.
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