Marion Craneová, sekretárka z Phoenixu, chce zmeniť svoj život. Jej najväčšou túžbou je zanechať stereotypnú prácu a začať nanovo s milencom Samom Loomisom. To však nie je jednoduché, pretože Sam má finančné záväzky voči bývalej manželke. Marion preto spreneverí značnú finančnú čiastku z realitnej kancelárie, v ktorej pracuje, a vydá sa za Samom do Kalifornie. Na úteku po dlhej jazde nájde útočisko pred búrkou v opustenom moteli, ktorý vlastnia matka a syn Batesovci. Po Marion pátra nielen polícia, ale aj jej sestra a súkromný detektív Milton Arbogast. Spolu odhaľujú hrozivé okolnosti Marioninho zmiznutia aj smrteľné tajomstvá, ktoré skrýva starý ponurý dom a opustený motel vedený duševne narušeným Normanom Batesom.
Krehká Thelma práve nastúpila na vysokú školu. Aj napriek veľkej snahe jej rodičov kontrolovať každý jej krok prvýkrát skúša nezávislosť a vír študentského života. Keď sa však zamiluje do krásnej spolužiačky Anjy, začnú sa v jej okolí diať nevysvetliteľné a desivé veci a Thelma s hrôzou zisťuje, že ich príčinou je možno ona sama.
Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating others who do not fit within his plans.
Na farme ovdoveného farmára Jacka Petersona sa usadí rodina labutí, ktorú si jeho desaťročná dcérka Frankie okamžite zamiluje. Keď to však zistí ctižiadostivá ornitologička Jennie Newsomová, rozhodne sa majestátne vtáky z farmy odviezť a "zachrániť". Jacka táto žena, ktorá vie všetko najlepšie, hneď pri prvom stretnutí znechutí. Časom sa ale veci zmenia. A malá Frankie a jej bratia sa rozhodne nehodlajú nečinne prizerať tomu, ako počiatočná nevraživosť medzi ich otcom a trvrdohlavou Jennie postupne prerastá v niečo iné. Že by snáď bola vo vzduchu láska?
Na tichom slnečnom ostrove v ďalekej Číne si pokojne nažívajú mandarínske kačice. Ich život však naruší vojenský oddiel divých kačíc, ktorý pôvodne mieril na Havaj, no keď sem už pristál, rozhodol sa tu zostať a stráviť dovolenku. Kačací vodcovia sa však od prvej chvíle neznášajú. Avšak ich deti - cisárov syn, káčer Longway a Duckmusova dcéra Erika - sa do seba na prvý pohľad zamilujú. Longwayovi však hrozí veľké nebezpečenstvo, pretože si poňho prichádza tajomná a krásna čarodejnica. Longway je totiž Slnečný káčer, strážca života a slnečného svitu, ktorý ochraňuje Slnko pred temnými silami, ktoré by chceli ukradnúť jeho obrovskú silu a krajinu zahaliť do večnej temnoty. Ale prečo chce bosorka uloviť zázračného káčera a ukoristiť všetku slnečnú energiu? Z prostých dôvodov, ktorým rozumie každá žena - aby zostala navždy mladá a krásna.
Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild blue wilderness of the vast oceans, to experience the beauty and variety of their majestic birds, each perfectly designed for its habitat. It won the Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.
Against the darkening backdrop of New Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protecting one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite.
Flyways follows endangered migratory shorebirds as they travel their ancient migration routes around the planet. Using nanotechnology and global tracking from the International Space Station, the project will uncover the paths of the world’s greatest, feathered endurance athletes and shine a light on the scientists and international lawyers who are collaborating to save them.
Some of the world's most majestic birds display delightfully captivating mating rituals, from flashy dancing to flaunting their colorful feathers.
An ornithologist battles a family of bird poachers in the Florida Everglades.
When her boyfriend Ben suddenly dies in an accident, mother-to-be Charlotte collapses upon receiving the news. She wakes up in Ben’s family home, a crumbling old manor house in the middle of nowhere with Ben’s overbearing mother and his controlling stepbrother who are determined to care for her. Grief-stricken and increasingly haunted by visions possibly brought on by the pregnancy, Charlotte begins to doubt the family's intentions and her suspicions grow that they may be trying to control her and her unborn baby.
Tito is a shy 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother. Suddenly, an unusual epidemic starts to spread, making people sick whenever they get scared. Tito quickly discovers that the cure is somehow related to his missing father’s research on bird song. He embarks on a journey to save the world from the epidemic with his friends. Tito’s search for the antidote becomes a quest for his missing father and for his own identity.
Having finally taken the burden to becoming the true OOO, Eiji fights to prevent Doctor Maki from realizing his "perfect end" while working to reach his ultimate desire of being there for others and having others be there for him.
A second year film
Short animation by Mati Kütt
A greedy little blue jay carries away whatever his beak can grasp. Berries, birds' eggs (nests and all), and even the sun in the sky go into his secret cache.
Directed by Patrick Gramm, 'The Pigeon People' (2023) takes you deep into Arizona's underground pigeon racing scene as racing rivals prepare for and compete in the Grand Canyon Classic - a 350-mile pigeon race from Utah to Arizona that crosses over the Grand Canyon.
An anonymous narrator outlines a bizarre journey taken through "H", aided by a series of extraordinary maps, and his previous dealings with the mysterious Tulse Luper and the keeper of the bird house at the Amsterdam Zoo.
Tomás, a birdwatcher and photographer, tries to give his career a push by taking an impossible photograph: an albino bird never seen outside captivity. To this end, he drags his wife and daughter to the Amazonian forest.
Sihja is a young, charming and a little outrageous fairy who leaves her home in the forest. On arrival in the city, she meets a sensitive new friend, a lonely human boy Alfred. Sihja loves the newly found organized urban shapes and orderly habits that the city people have. One day dead birds appear on the city streets. Alfred and Sihja must find out what is threatening the nature.