Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

The Birds, 1963

Alfred Hitchcock
The Birds, 1963
Colour, English (Arabic subtitles)
1h 59min
Film still

Synopsis

Mitch Brenner, a lawyer, meets Melanie at a bird shop when he pretends to mistake her for a salesperson. Curious about him, she follows him to a coastal town called Bodega Bay to bring him ‘lovebirds’. Melanie is not expecting to encounter a seagull at the dock that swoops down and gashes her forehead. Soon afterwards, hundreds of birds are attacking anyone they find outdoors, and no explanation can be found. As the birds continue their vicious attacks, survival becomes the only priority.