The Valletta Film Festival (VFF) continues today with a number of screenings, including Birdshot, which will be shown today at St James Cavalier at 7pm.
Birdshot is a mystery thriller by Mikhail Red that tells the story of a young Filipina farm girl who wanders into the boundaries of a Philippine reservation forest.
Deep within the reservation she mistakenly shoots and kills a critically endangered and protected Philippine eagle.
As the local authorities begin a manhunt to track down the poacher of a national bird, their investigation leads them to an even more horrific discovery.
Red appears to be portraying that there is a fine line between predators and prey in his moral minefield.
Every shot cinematographer Mycko David captures serves to reinforce this position, as eagles circle looking for their next meal and people scurry, stalk and scamper through fields trying to avoid a dire fate.
The festival runs until June 25. For more information and to book tickets, visit www.vallettafilmfestival.com. Festival passes, allowing access to all the screenings, master classes and events, are also on sale.
Other Valletta Film Festival screenings today
▪ Short Film Programme C at St James Cavalier at at 2.30pm
▪ Woodpeckers at Embassy Cinemas at 6pm
▪ Brexitannia at St James Cavalier at at 5pm
▪ 1:54 at Embassy Cinemas at 6pm
▪ Spoor at Embassy Cinemas at 8.30pm
▪ Sicilian Ghost Story at Pjazza Teatru Rjal at 9pm
▪ The Grown Ups at Herbert Ganado Gardens at 9pm
▪ Taste of Cement at St James Cavalier at 9pm
▪ Fishers of Men at St George’s Square at 9pm