“Every spring, the Maltese countryside erupts in gunfire as locals hunt migratory bird species. While a war on the practice is waged inside the courts, foreign conservationists meet them on their own land. Set against the urban infrastructure and crumbling limestone of the most densely populated nation in Europe, Maleth, Meaning Shelter is a survey of idiosyncrasy and an interrogation of futility within this atmosphere of polarized cultural contention, all as traveling birds attempt to advance towards their breeding grounds in mainland Europe.”
MALETH, MEANING SHELTER
Directed by: Martin Girardi
Produced by: Martin Girardi
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Year of production: 2023
Duration: 18:21 min
Category: Student films
Martin Girardi
Martin Girardi is a shooting researcher from Oregon, currently based in Bristol, UK. He holds a dual BA in evolutionary biology and studio art from the University of Chicago, where his bachelor’s exhibition received the Louis Sudler Prize. His current practice aims to investigate nexuses of humanity and its environment, and to document the vestiges of frontier as both an ecological and cultural design. He’s just completed the master’s programme in wildlife filmmaking at the University of the West of England, affiliated with the BBC Studios Natural History Unit.
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