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202263 minGdocumentary

Malintzin 17

202263 minGdocumentary

For seven days and nights, a filmmaker records a pigeon nesting on power lines outside his apartment while observing daily life with his daughter.

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Eugenio Polgovsky,

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For seven days and nights, a filmmaker records a pigeon nesting on power lines outside his apartment while observing daily life with his daughter.

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Eugenio Polgovsky

Eugenio Polgovskydirector

Mara Polgovsky

Mara Polgovskydirector

Mara Polgovsky

Mara Polgovskywriter

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From a second-floor apartment, Eugenio Polgovsky films a pigeon nesting on power lines outside his window. For seven days, he and his five-year-old daughter, Mile, observe the world below. They watch bin men, neighbors with dogs, and squirrels searching for food. Mile questions her father's focus on the still bird, wondering if it might be a robot. The film captures their shared moments and the life unfolding in their urban environment.

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