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Dead Birds Flying High

  • Jürgen Friedrich Mahrt (Working title)
All titles (3)
Documentary Feature | 2018-2022 | Docu | Germany

Shooting data

Filming regionsGermany - Berlin, Germany - Hamburg, Germany - Schleswig-Holstein

Trailers/Videos

Brief synopsis

350 dead birds. Mushrooms, moss and men. The collection is odd. Filmmaker Sönje Storm explores the life of farmer Jürgen F. Mahrt, her greatgrandfather, who in 1919 started to observe the decline of species. He decided to collect, stuff and photograph birds and butterflies and staged them in his farmhouse. 100 years later they are still sitting in the attic. A poetic and dystopian situation.

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Vfx producerMieke Ulfig
Director of photographyAlexander Gheorghiu
DirectorSönje Storm
EditorHalina Daugird
Trailer editorLucas Dülligen
Realfiction-Trailer
Realfiction-Trailer
Trailer editorSimon Quack
ComposerHenry Reyels
ComposerBertram Denzel
ComposerDominik Eulberg
ProducerSönje Storm
ScreenwriterSönje Storm
Production sound mixerHannes Schulze
Production sound mixerTobias Rüther
Sound recordist (non fiction)Torsten Pinne
Sound re-recording mixerKarl Matissek
together with Roman Pogorzelski
together with Roman Pogorzelski
Sound designerRoman Pogorzelski

Production companies

CompanyComment
Stormfilm Produktion [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
RFF - Real Fiction Filmverleih e. K. [de]
Germany (theatrical) 2023
Germany (theatrical) 2023

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Alexander Gheorghiu2023Achtung Berlin Film Festival [de]
Best Cinematography
Best CinematographyNominated
Sönje Storm2023Filmfest Schleswig-Holstein [de]
Competition
CompetitionNominated
Sönje Storm2023Achtung Berlin Film Festival [de]
Best Documentary
Best DocumentaryNominated
Sönje Storm2023Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik [de]
Best Documentary
Best DocumentaryNominated
Sönje Storm2023DokKa [de]
Competition
CompetitionNominated
Sönje Storm2023Heimat Europa Filmfestival [de]
Audience Award
Audience AwardNominated
Sönje Storm2023Achtung Berlin Film Festival [de]
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Prize of the Ecumenical JuryWinner
Sönje Storm2023INFF, Innsbruck Nature Film Festival [at]
Best Environmental Documentary
Best Environmental DocumentaryNominated
Sönje Storm2023INFF, Innsbruck Nature Film Festival [at]
Wild Women Award (for Female Directors/Producers)
Wild Women Award (for Female Directors/Producers)Winner
Sönje Storm2022DOK Leipzig [de]
DEFA-Förderpreis
DEFA-FörderpreisNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2023GermanyAchtung Berlin Film Festival
2023PolandKrakow Film Festival
2023GermanyFilmfest Schleswig-Holstein
2023GermanyStranger Than Fiction Dokumentarfilmfest
2023GermanyDokKa
2023Czech RepublicAFO Science Film Festival Olomouc
2023GermanyDokumentarfilmwoche Hamburg
2023GermanyHusumer Filmtage
2023AustriaINFF, Innsbruck Nature Film Festival
Wild Woman Award
Wild Woman Award
2023GermanyHeimat Europa Filmfestspiele

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 31/08/2023
PremiereTuesday, 18/10/2022DOK Leipzig