Furnace of the Birds
Dir. Arsen Arzumanyan
If birds had a religion, perhaps this would be their origin myth. Furnace of the Birds is a mystical, ethereal affair – looking at the idea of creation and the beginning of existence, belief and direction.
Posted on 6 December 2019
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