Birds Through My Window

English/18min/2003
Producer: Rudransh Mathur

Subject Focus: About birds watching and interrelation of birds and animals.

Summary: The month of May- the time just before the monsoons break in, is the month of nesting and a month in which all the birds suddenly came to life, for me. Making this film during my summer vacations opened my eyes to a whole new world of feathery creatures and I realized that just by being a little more observant and attentive to our surroundings, we can have so much company and fun. It was a thrilling experience to find that ours was not the only home in this compound. The film documents this experience of finding such homes, which were near my house, many of which I could see right through my window. My brother and I, we built many birds’ trays and installed them all around our house. We put food on it every day and observed each and every bird that came and sat on it. We found many nests, and we also found out how difficult life is in the wild, how every thing is inter related- the birds, the animals and the seasons. There is a delicate web of life and we human beings should not disturb it.

Producer’s/ Director’s Profile: Rudransh Mathur is a Std.VIII student at Sanjeevan Vidyalaya, Panchgani. Being a computer buff, he is particularly interested in the technology end of film making. This new found passion has also made him a keen observer of his environment. He and his brother Devansh now dream of making a feature film with lots of fantasy and action.