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Winged Migration
Le Peuple migrateur
2001 · Film · documentary · 89 min
Directed by Jacques Perrin
This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer homes to the equator and back, covering thousands of miles and navigating by the stars. These arduous treks are crucial for survival, seeking hospitable climates and food sources. Birds face numerous challenges, including crossing oceans and evading predators, illness, and injury. Although migrations are undertaken as a community, birds disperse into family units once they reach their destinations, and every continent is affected by these migrations, hosting migratory bird species at least part of the year.
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Normal sleep for me was, thinking about tomorrow til all of a sudden I open my eyes and now it's tomorrow.
It's been a long time since those days, I guess age is bad that way. For some reason in my early 30s I started having very realistic and very, very bad dreams every...single...night. I'd spend time startled, then relieved, then basically afraid to fall back asleep every night.
By accident I found something that helped...I had an old DVD player that would keep looping the intro if you didn't do anything. I'd put in a movie called 'Winged Migration' and fell right to sleep. I don't know if it's because I recognized the sounds and it grounded me, or because it's an awesome peaceful soundtrack, but it completely helped my dream problem! I'm not one that listens to music to relax, or work, or anything. But to this day I'll play that soundtrack before bed if my brain is acting up again.
I guess I now see the value in all those natural sound CDs that were all the rage.
For anyone wanting to fly along with the birds, the movie Winged Migration is truly stunning. It is shot in a very unique way where you really feel as though you're flying with the various birds. (Same director has another great movie called Microcosmos.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc_qpk2d-ao
Sounds kind of corny, but Winged Migration is a cool movie. Not flying on the back of the bird, but it's shot in a way that is pretty awesome. Worth watching on a high def TV.