ATIONAL BIRD, directed by SONIA KENNEBECK and executive produced by WIM WENDERS and ERROL MORRIS opens in Los Angeles on November 18 and other cities nationwide including San Francisco and New York.
Winning audiences over at Berlin, Tribeca, San Francisco, and Sheffield Film Festivals, NATIONAL BIRD follows the incredible dramatic journey of three whistleblowers who are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial current affairs issues of our time: the secret U.S. drone war. The trailer just premiered last week on Indiewire; you can view HERE.
NATIONAL BIRD follows the harrowing journey of three U.S. military veteran whistleblowers determined to break the silence surrounding America’s secret drone war. Tortured by guilt for their participation in the killing of faceless terror suspects, and despite the threat of being prosecuted, these three veterans offer an unprecedented look inside this secret program to reveal the haunting cost of America’s global drone strikes.
"This is a truly amazing and eye-opening film about the drone program of the U.S. Air Force and some courageous people who realized what sort of threat these unmanned warplanes represent and who decided to speak out about their experiences. You will see and hear things you've never seen or heard, and you will leave the theater with insight, in the true sense of the word, you did not have before."
- WIM WENDERS
“NATIONAL BIRD is a one-of-a-kind film. It’s nothing short of miraculous that Sonia Kennebeck was able to secure the cooperation of multiple analysts recently active in the U.S. drone program. The film offers an unparalleled glimpse into the surreal landscape of automated murder.
- ERROL MORRIS
“NATIONAL BIRD is an extraordinary first person perspective that is starkly riveting, deeply compelling, and a signature eyewitness portrayal of three drone whistleblowers confronted by the remote killing fields of American foreign policy as well as the tragedy experienced by the people of Afghanistan at the everyday level.
-THOMAS DRAKE, Whistleblower/ Former Senior Executive of the National Security Agency
NATIONAL BIRD OPENS IN NEW YORK 11/11
@ CINEMA VILLAGE
22 E 12th St
New York, NY 10003
OPENS IN LOS ANGELES 11/18
@ LAEMMLE MONICA CENTER
1332 2nd St
Santa Monica, CA 90401
with national rollout to follow
NATIONAL BIRD had a tremendous film festival presence screening to standing room only audiences and insightful discussions at
BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL,
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, SHEFFIELD FILM FESTIVAL AND OTHERS
"Haunting," "These previously faceless but distinctly non-robotic Air Force recruits are the cannon fodder of America's drone wars."
-THE NATION
"One of the 10 films you have to see..." "Scary, potent, powerful"
-FLAVORWIRE
"With stealth and elegance, Kennebeck brings these alarming truths to light."
-THE GUARDIAN
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