short film in production (planned 2024)
short animated documentary – 7 min – (planned for autumn 2024) – Switzerland – Nadasdy film / RSI
Original version: english- Subtitles: french, italian and german
- Director, Screenplay : Marcel Barelli
- Animation: Judith Ordonneau
- Production : Nadasdyfilm
- Producer : Nicolas Burlet
- Editing : Marcel Barelli
- Sound Design & Mix : Jérôme Vittoz
- Music: Julien Painot
- Financial support: Cinéforom, Lotérie romande & RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, DECS Repubblica e Canton Ticino.
Synopsis (ENG): An old silent documentary from the 1910s has been found and restored. It tell the story of the most abundant bird on Earth, exterminated in just a few decades by human brutality. The film is enriched by the audio testimony of the last passenger pigeon: Martha.
Synopsis (FRA): Un ancien documentaire muet des années 1910, retrouvé et restauré, raconte l’histoire de la Tourte voyageuse ; oiseau le plus abondant sur Terre et exterminé en quelques décennies par la brutalité des humains. Le film est enrichi du témoignage sonore de la dernière tourte voyageuse : Martha
Synopsis (ITA): Un vecchio documentario muto del 1910, riscoperto e restaurato, racconta la storia del Piccione migratore, l’uccello più abbondante della Terra, sterminato in pochi decenni dalla brutalità umana. Il film è arricchito dalla testimonianza audio dell’ultimo piccione migratore: Martha-
Marcel Barelli 