Whispers In The Wood

Vincent Munier's documentary Whispers In The Wood is screening at Exeter Phoenix over four dates this November, starting Saturday 21 November. It's a French production, 95 minutes long and rated U, and it marks Munier's return to the screen after The Velvet Queen (2022).

Munier is a wildlife photographer, and this time he's gone into the heart of the Vosges forests with his father and son. His father, Michel, is a naturalist who taught him everything he knows about the woods, so there's a family history running through it. Across three generations and three perspectives, they encounter deer, rare birds, foxes and lynxes, and occasionally the beating wings of the mythical capercaillie. It's a film about the animals, but also about the people watching them.

The screenings run in Studio 74 at the Phoenix. The first is Saturday 21 November at 6.15pm, followed by three weekday afternoon slots: Monday 23, Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 November, all starting at 5.15pm. Tickets are £9, with members paying £7 and students and under-25s £5, plus a £1.50 ticketing system charge on top. It's a French film, so it runs in French, and it's 95 minutes long.