Das Flüstern der Wälder

In the organizer's words:

Nature film by Vincent Munier. A cinematic ode to the flora and fauna of the Vosges from the award-winning director of THE SNOW ELEOPARD. Now in theaters in the future.

Patience is the most important quality Michel Munier has to bring with him on his forays deep into the ancient, moss-covered forests of the Vosges. Equipped with a rucksack, stick and a warm jacket, he is repeatedly drawn deep into the silence of the forest to a very special place: a fir tree that has become his hiding place. Under its branches, the old man seems to merge with nature. He has spent over eight hundred nights there, listening and observing - always on the lookout for foxes, deer, stags, lynx and the mysterious king of the forest: the capercaillie.

His son Vincent has shared his father's fascination since he was twelve years old. He has learned to read the animals' tracks from him and knows the places where they feed, hunt, build their nests and sleep. Together with Vincent's son Simon, the family trio embarks on a journey into the breathtaking beauty of nature.

Following the César-winning nature documentary THE SNOW LEOPARD, French wildlife photographer and documentary filmmaker Vincent Munier succeeds in capturing not only the visual splendor but also the poetic sounds of the forest in THE WHISPERING OF THE FORESTS. His film is an ode to the flora and fauna of the Vosges, a bridge between father, son and grandson, between man and nature, between photography and film, between day and night, between the personal and the universal.

The Whisper of the Woods - Now at the Future Cinema