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Emptying the skies

DVD

2015

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Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Emptying the skies / in association with Sustainable Films ; a RingtheJing Entertainment production ; directed by Douglas Kass ; co-director, Roger Kass ; produced by Roger Kass.
Publisher, Date:	Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2015]
Description:	1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical video file DVD video
Summary:	Exposes the rampant poaching of migratory songbirds in southern Europe. Songbird populations have been drastically declining for several decades, with a number of species facing imminent extinction. This poignant documentary explores the wonder of these tiny globe-trekking marvels, millions of which are unlawfully slaughtered each year for large sums on the black market.
Subjects:	Franzen, Jonathan -- Film adaptations. Songbirds -- Effect of poaching on -- Europe, Southern. Songbirds -- Conservation -- Europe, Southern.
Genre:	Wildlife films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Author:	Kass, Douglas, film director. Kass, Roger, film director, film producer. Based on (work): Franzen, Jonathan. Emptying the skies. Franzen, Jonathan, commentator. Rutigliano, Andrea (Conservationist), on-screen participant. Tenugi, Sergio Coen, on-screen participant. Liberati, Piero, on-screen participant. Hellicar, Martin, commentator. Berthold, P. (Peter), 1939- commentator. Sustainable Films (Firm), production company. RingtheJing Entertainment, production company. Music Box Films, publisher.
Notes:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. Based on the New Yorker essay by Jonathan Franzen. Special features: Destination: Ponza, Italy; theatrical trailer. Directors of photography, Douglas Kass, Michael Tucker ; editor, Michael Levine ; original music, Marty Beller. Featuring, Jonathan Franzen, Andrea Rutigliano, Sergio Coen Tenugi, Piero Liberati, Martin Hellicar, Peter Berthold. DVD; widescreen (16x9) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0. In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
ISBN:	0741360538726
Publisher Number:	MBFHE088
Other Number:	926752742
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	555124
# Local items in:	1
# System items in:	1
Call Number:	DVD 598.8 Emptying

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