Stemming from the only remaining sound artifact of a now extinct bird species, filmmaker Samy Benhamar invites us into a poetic dialogue with the last Kaua’i’ōʻō. In a somewhat delirious sensory exploration the camera rushed to transport us in between different territories, as far as the heavens, in search of traces from a being that no longer exists or is doomed to disappear…
2023 | 4 min | French, English (s.t. English)
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma 2024
Experiments in Cinema et ULTRACinema 2023
Filmmaker’s country: Canada
Country of filming: Algeria, Canada, France
Country of production: Canada
Cinema exhibition
Screening followed by a discussion with the filmmaker (Kaua’i’ōʻō)
Discussion with the filmmaker
Q&A with with Samy Benhammar


8 pm | Cinéma Moderne
7:30 pm Audience welcome
8 pm Screening begins
5150 Saint-Laurent Blvd.
Montreal, QC
H2T 1R8
Free admission, subject to availability