Emptying the Skies

Starring: Jonathan Franzen, Peter Berthold, Sergio Coen Tanugi, et al.

Based on a widely republished New Yorker essay by best-selling novelist Jonathan Franzen, Emptying the Skies exposes the rampant poaching of migratory songbirds in southern Europe. Songbird populations have been drastically declining for several decades, with a number of species facing imminent extinction. This poignant documentary explores the wonder of these tiny globe-trekking marvels, millions of which are unlawfully slaughtered each year for large sums on the black market, and follows the intrepid squad of pan-European bird-lovers waging a secret war against poachers, disrupting illegal trapping to free as many as possible. Embedding the filmmakers with their activist subjects, this year-long undertaking transports viewers right onto the front lines as poachers are confronted at critical migration pinch-points in Cyprus, France and Italy. A moving call to arms, Emptying the Skies chronicles a devastating environmental tragedy and the valiant journey of those risking their lives to stop it.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 741360538726
• Release Date: December 2015
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Southport Music Box Corpo
• Directors: Kass, Douglas, Kass, Roger
• Starring: Jonathan Franzen, Peter Berthold, Sergio Coen Tanugi, David Conlin
• Runtime: 1 hour, 17 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"