This dramatised documentary about the family history of Portuguese first-time director Catarina Vasconcelos has a cumulative power that draws the audience into its dreamy, contemplative rhythms.

Could’ve happily sat with this 100-minute film for at least another hour.

It’s a film of extraordinary, beautifully composed images, each one like a painting itself...

Striking in its abstract form and hypnotic in its unique compositions, The Metamorphosis of Birds is a deeply personal consideration of life, death and the natural world.