Thursday 25 June 2009

The Crimson Wing

The Crimson Wing is the first feature length film produced by the newly launched Disneynature. It's a stunning look at the life of one of the most fascinating, bizarre and characterful birds, the lesser flamingo. The sheer number of flamingos stuns the viewer as does their hardiness at living in one of the most naturally inhospotable environments in the world, Lake Natron, a hot salt lake in Tanzania. The narration is intriguing, full of information about the birds and their lifestyle, though it does tend a little to the oversentimental, as does the soundtrack. I just saw this film today at teh Edinburgh International Film Festival. It's on again tomorrow at 6.15pm and then will be released into selected UK cinemas on 25 September.

The flamingos on Lake Natron, as much other wildlife in Africa, are threatened by development in the area. A proposal for a soda ash plant on the shores of Lake Natron was recently overturned by local people, but the Birdlife International Think Pink campaign still goes on (though the information on this website may be a little out of date).

3 comments:

poefusion said...

I followed the link for The Crimson Wing and saw some video footage of these beautiful birds. The film looks to be a strong one. I just hope the right people can/ will see this. Will this be coming to the states? We got to see some flamingos at the zoo some weeks back. They're unique birds, for sure. Have a great night.

Pamela Terry and Edward said...

I'll look for this. It sounds wonderful.

Thomma Lyn said...

Oh wow, The Crimson Wing sounds wonderful. And I hadn't heard about Disneynature. Very cool!

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