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Join us at the Birks Cinema for a Film, a Feast, and Storytelling. Tuesday 28 October at 5:30pm. £10/Under 18 Free
Film: Flight of the Swans, followed by discussion with film protagonist and producer, Sacha Dench (CEO, Ambassador for the UN’s Convention on Migratory Species, Conservation Without Borders) Feast: Northern Theme Storytelling: Join Finnish Storyteller Anna-Maria Toivonen and Claire Hewitt as they weave Swan lore, songs, and stories from their traditions around a magical transformation tale from the North - ‘ Swan Woman’.
Film Synopsis: Flight of the Swans 61 mins Dir. Annabel Vin
Sacha flew the Bewick’s entire flyway, often at altitudes as low as 100m on a voyage that lasted three months and provided a birds eye view on the challenges facing these critically endangered birds.
Once they’d safely navigated the vast Russian tundra – and its polar bears – Sacha and the ground crew continued to track the swans’ progress through Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium and France.
When Sacha completed the flight from the French coast to England, she became the first woman to successfully cross the English Channel by paramotor.
