Songbirds: Burung Berkicau

Songbirds: Burung Berkicau

25 mins | Documentary | Oct. 27, 2017

Tracking, catching and training exotic birds from deep in the Indonesian jungle is lucrative business for young Indonesian entrepreneurs. That is, if the birds' new owners can make a good showing at local bird singing competitions and successfully sells them to the highest bidder. The birds are treated like royalty. They are their owners' ticket to a better life. Agok is new to the business. He follows the lead of his mentor Edi navigating the tricky process of procuring and training the right bird for this competitive and unusual sport. But training birds is not easy and takes a considerable time. Edi takes Agok under his wing to enable him a better chance at fulfilling his dream.

Songbirds: Burung Berkicau

25 mins | Documentary | Oct. 27, 2017

Songbirds: Burung Berkicau
Tracking, catching and training exotic birds from deep in the Indonesian jungle is lucrative business for young Indonesian entrepreneurs. That is, if the birds' new owners can make a good showing at local bird singing competitions and successfully sells them to the highest bidder. The birds are treated like royalty. They are their owners' ticket to a better life. Agok is new to the business. He follows the lead of his mentor Edi navigating the tricky process of procuring and training the right bird for this competitive and unusual sport. But training birds is not easy and takes a considerable time. Edi takes Agok under his wing to enable him a better chance at fulfilling his dream.
Producers Two Islands Digital
Original title Songbirds: Burung Berkicau
Directors Wisnu Surya Pratama
Writers Nick Calpakdjian

Cast

Edi Sudarmono

as Edi

Agok Wijaya

as Agok