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Doc Alliance Award 2023
Filmstill 07:15 – Blackbird
07:15 – Blackbird
Judith Auffray
In a cabin in the forest, Jean and Mana listen to various animal species and catalogue voice recordings. When they hear unfamiliar sounds, their curiosity to uncover a secret is aroused.
Filmstill 07:15 – Blackbird

07:15 – Blackbird

7h15 – merle noir
Judith Auffray
Doc Alliance Award 2023
Documentary Film
France
2021
30 minutes
French
Subtitles: 
English

The setting and cast of characters seem like the prelude to an unusual fairy-tale. An elderly man, a hermit living in a remote cabin, is visited by a young woman, almost a girl, who can understand and imitate the language of birds. Deep in the forest, Jean and Mana record and catalogue the calls of the different species day by day, night by night. But then they hear the voice of an unknown animal and set out to find it.

The focus is on birdcalls and their classification. But instead of making the meticulous analysis of sound events look like a quirky hobby, the film inspires us to listen closely. The two scientists’ unperturbed curiosity is catching, and as we watch, we are gradually infected not just with their enthusiasm for their object of research but also with their childlike desire to discover a secret.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Judith Auffray
Script
Judith Auffray
Cinematographer
Mario Valero, Raimon Gaffier
Editor
Judith Auffray
Producer
François Bonenfant, Luc-Jérôme Bailleul
Co-Producer
Gaël Teicher
Sound
Stéphane Debien, Kilian Fanget
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Joséphine Auffray, Victor Auffray