简介：Basedonamagazineessaywrittenbynotedbest-sellingnovelistJonathanFranzenfor'TheNewYorker'andwidelyrepublishedaroundtheworld,'EmptyingtheSkies'chroniclestherampantpoachingofmigratorysongbirdsinsouthernEurope.Songbirdpopulationshavebeendrasticallydecliningforseveraldecades,andanumberofspeciesfaceextinctionimminently.Thefilmexploresthewonderofthesetinyglobe-flyingmarvels,millionsofwhichareunlawfullyslaughteredeachyearforlargesumsontheblackmarket,andfollowsanintrepidsquadofpan-Europeanbird-loverswhorisktheirliveswagingasecretwaragainstpoachers,disruptingillegaltrappingandfreeingasmanybirdsaspossible.JonathanFranzenisexecutiveproducerofandfeaturedinthefilm.…