Birdbeat (Fugue)
2002-01-01 · 5 min · Not rated
Birds of many feathers peck and flap in synchronization, their prosaic behaviour transformed into music and visual rhythms that together add up to one interesting movie.
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- Directors
- Geoff Adams
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- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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