“Million Dollar Pigeons,” which had its world premiere this week at Hot Docs, follows a colorful cast of pigeon masters from far and wide who compete in the most lucrative pigeon races on the plane…
, follows a colorful cast of pigeon masters from far and wide who compete in the most lucrative pigeon races on the planet.has been given exclusive access to the trailer, and speaks to the director, Irish filmmaker Gavin Fitzgerald.
In 2019, a bird dubbed the “Lionel Messi of pigeon racing” sold for a then-record €1.25 million ; a year later, that was topped at an auction in China, where a Belgian-bred champion fetched €1.6 million from a local enthusiast. Many long-time hobbyists, said Fitzgerald, “feel priced out by all this crazy money.”
I suppose I could see a trend happening and the type of films I was making with certain characters. I just wanted to do something different and dip into a quirky world that just really fascinated me from the offset. My father introduced me to the first pigeon fancier. I talked to him, and he was a very interesting guy. I talked to the next person, and before you know it, I was sucked into their world.
The film takes place on four continents and has a very global dimension. Was that also something that you were expecting going in? Did you know it was going to become this big multinational production? The initial concept was to follow solely that race. But the first year we went [to South Africa] was the last after running for 25 years. Documentary is all about timing. It was difficult because we had to pivot the narrative, but I always welcome surprises. It obviously made it difficult because we’re shooting in various countries in a pandemic. The exciting thing in the pigeon racing industry is you’ve got a lot of competition.
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