22 minutes to watch an island's birds lose a million-year war against one tiny invader.
Many factors are contributing to the decline in Hawaii’s forest bird populations, loss of habitat, climate change.. invasive species, but none more than disease. Avian Malaria and avian Poxvirus are spread by human introduced Mosquitoes. Historically, mosquitoes did not exist on Hawaii and native bird species never developed resistance to mosquito transmitted diseases. Because of this, mosquitoes have devastated many native bird populations.
Cinematography
Lush Hawaiian forests that feel like goodbye.
Writing
Scientific clarity without mercy.
Director
Travis DuBridge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mosquitoes arrived in 1826 via whaling ship water barrels—classic human oopsie with permanent consequences.
The film's 2018 release predates 2023's catastrophic Maui wildfires, making its climate warnings feel almost quaint now.
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