Spanning a little over a year, the documentary features individuals who have made it their life’s passion to stop, appreciate, and enjoy the beauty of birds that can be found in Central Park. These enthusiasts from all facets of life, with the one common admiration for bird-spotting, are a reminder that all one needs to do to acknowledge the other inhabitants of this planet is stop and look around and in doing so admire the exquisiteness that the world has to offer.
Birders: The Central Park Effect consists of stunning shots of birds along with the various changes the seasons have on the topography of Central Park. The documentary not only sticks to exploring the human aspect of the growing bird-watching culture, but explains why is it that Central Park proves to be so popular with migrating birds and most importantly how the park isn’t as “natural” as one might believe it to be.
Full of loving characters who have a childlike fascination towards birds, striking flora and fauna, and the moral of conserving nature and experiencing the joy it can bring, Birders: The Central Park Effect makes for essential viewing on many levels.