# Watching People Watching Birds (2026)

**Genres:** Documentary

**Duration:** 96 min

**Age rating:** FSK 0

**IMDb:** [8.2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14031106/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.6](https://letterboxd.com/film/birdwatcher-story-of-a-longing/)

## Description

“Birds – they understand freedom. Freedom and the life of a bird is synonymous.“ The Homeless Garden Project is a refuge for many bird species. The author Jonathan Franzen also comes by here. At 40, he discovered a new universe and...

## Details

**Premiere:** 15 Oct 2026

**Director:** Ulrike Franke, Michael Loeken

**Countries:** Germany

**Languages:** German

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** Yes

## Showtimes in Leipzig in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-10-19 (Monday)

- **[Luru-Kino in der Spinnerei](https://leipzig.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/393-luru-kino-in-der-spinnerei.md) (Alt-West):** [2026-10-19 19:15](https://booking.cinetixx.de/frontend/#/show/2348716262/3681650728)  (OmU)
- **[Open-Air Kino in der Spinnerei](https://leipzig.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/395-open-air-kino-in-der-spinnerei.md) (Alt-West, Open-Air):** [2026-10-19 19:15](https://booking.cinetixx.de/frontend/#/show/2348716262/3681650728)  (OmU)

### 2026-10-21 (Wednesday)

- **[Luru-Kino in der Spinnerei](https://leipzig.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/393-luru-kino-in-der-spinnerei.md) (Alt-West):** [2026-10-21 17:00](https://booking.cinetixx.de/frontend/#/show/2348716262/3681652026)  (OmU)
- **[Open-Air Kino in der Spinnerei](https://leipzig.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/395-open-air-kino-in-der-spinnerei.md) (Alt-West, Open-Air):** [2026-10-21 17:00](https://booking.cinetixx.de/frontend/#/show/2348716262/3681652026)  (OmU)