TONIGHT: National Bird – Everything You Need to Know About Drones

May 1, 2017 in News by RBN Staff

Overhead drone shot of an American neighborhood, from the film National Bird
National Bird follows the dramatic journey of three whistleblowers determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial issues of our time: the secret U.S. drone war, which has been waged globally for more than a decade. The film, executive produced by Errol Morris and Wim Wenders, premieres tonight on PBS (check local listings).
Filmmaker Ferne Pearlstein poses with legendary actor and director Mel Brooks, for The Last Laugh

Everything You Wanted to Know About Drones

For a word that comes up so often these days, do we all know what a drone actually is? From controversial military programs to package delivery and aerial photography, it is a complicated, loaded term. Before you watch National Bird prep yourself on the vastly different types of drones.
National Bird filmmaker Sonia Kennebeck

Investigative Journalist Takes On Challenge for First Feature Film

“I wanted to bring transparency to the U.S. drone war through the voices of people directly impacted by it — the operators and analysts working in the drone program, and the victims and survivors in the target countries,” says National Bird filmmaker Sonia Kennebeck in our interview.
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