''The Messenger'' is a 2015

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

written and directed by

Su Rynard Su Rynard (born 1961) is a Canadian film and television director, editor and video artist. She is most noted as the director of the 2005 feature film ''Kardia (film), Kardia'',Ken Eisner"Kardia" ''Variety (magazine), Variety'', October 26, 2005. wh ...

, focusing on the protection of multiple types of

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s throughout the world. The film's world premiere took place at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on April 28, 2015.

Cast

The film features German composer and DJ Dominik Eulberg, expert Dr. Bridget Stutchbury, Michael Mesure, Dr. Christy Morrissey, Turkish ecologist Çağan Şekercioğlu, and ornithologist Alejandra Martinez-Salinas.

Accolades

At the Hot Docs festival, ''The Messenger'' finished third in the audience balloting. Daniel Grant and Amar Arhab received a

Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series ...

nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.

Release

US Rights for the film were acquired by

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, which started a limited theatrical run beginning in December 2015.

References

External links

Indiegogo
(crowdfunding page)
Official Facebook page
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The Hollywood Reporter
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