Film Screening: The Message of the Lyrebird

Join us for a special screening of The Message of the Lyrebird, the international award winning nature documentary.

In 1998, wildlife filmmaker Nick Hayward captured the Life of Birds sequence, in which Australia’s most creative song-bird imitates the sound of a chainsaw chopping down a tree. The bird was filmed in captivity, but ever since then, the world of birding enthusiasts have wondered - do lyrebirds imitate man-made sounds in the wild? This question begins a journey deep into the native forests, where a cast of characters help us not only understand the sophistication and complex artistry of the lyrebird, but what its message may be for humanity. Set in a natural wonderland where an exquisite forest faery has been performing astonishing song and dance routines for 18 million years, The Message of the Lyrebird takes the audience on a journey of self-reflection, connection and a call to remember to live without destroying the things we love.

Run time 84 minutes