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202465 minPGdocumentary

5.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Family Dynamics

Strange Birds

202465 minPGdocumentary

5.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

A phone call disrupts a filmmaker's morning as he confronts family issues and seeks answers about his brother and mother.

Family Dynamics

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Shakked Auerbach,

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A phone call disrupts a filmmaker's morning as he confronts family issues and seeks answers about his brother and mother.

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Shakked Auerbachdirector

Dan Shadurdirector

Shakked Auerbachwriter

Neta Dvorkiswriter

Noa Weinsteincast

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A filmmaker receives a phone call that disrupts his morning. His older brother is in trouble again. This incident prompts him to reflect on his family's dynamics, especially his relationship with their mother. He takes a camera to confront the silence that has surrounded their family. Through a series of encounters, he captures moments that reveal the effects of special parenting on children. "Strange Birds" runs for 65 minutes and is directed by Dan Shadur.

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