KYLIE TAN
PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | WRITER
FILMMAKER & CREATIVE CONTENT PRODUCER FOR VIDEOS AND EVENTS
MAN VS BIRDS
Producer / Director / Writer
Documentary // 24 minutes // Singapore
Produced for Discovery Networks Asia Pacific
SYNOPSIS
This part-science, history, and observational documentary offers a quirky perspective on an age-old turf war waged between man and nature. In the heart of one of Singapore’s premium tourist destinations, hundreds of thousands of birds flock daily to the tree-lined Orchard Road boulevard, swooping over the heads of local and tourist shoppers. To tackle the many issues that the birds create, a motley group of arborists, avian researchers, business stewards and even Christmas décor designers, are harnessing their expertise to identify the root cause of this daily bird migration, and to source for potential solutions. The race is on to strike a Uniquely Singapore balance between modernity and nature, all in time for the 30th Annual Orchard Road Christmas Light-up in Singapore.
This film was selected as part of Discovery Channel's First Time Filmmakers (FTFM) in celebration of SG50.
It was also awarded
- Gold Award, Documentary Shorts, Asia Pacific International Filmmaker Festival & Awards (APIFA 2016)
- Award of Excellence, Documentary Shorts, Impact Docs
- Award of Merit, Documentary Newcomer, World Film Awards
- Special Mention, International Short Documentary, International Film Festivals