Young Bird Season

NEW DOCS

Competitive pigeon racing in New England is featured in this short film that reveals the camaraderie and competition of the niche sport and its participants. As their treasured birds race hundreds of miles night and day, the men of the Braintree Racing Pigeon Club pass the time with chitchat, obsessive stat-keeping, and affable trash-talk adorned with a Boston brogue. Director Nellie Kluz’s verité portrait briefly immerses the viewer into a menagerie of crowded coops and clubhouses, punctuated with flourishes both artistic and avian.  TM

Director

Nellie Kluz

Producer

Nellie Kluz

Editor

Nellie Kluz

Cinematographer

Nellie Kluz

Release Year

2011

Festival Year

2012

Country

United States

Run Time

19 minutes