Sparsh Ahuja is an award-winning filmmaker, journalist and National Geographic Explorer based in Melbourne.
His work has exhibited in venues such as The Smithsonian, Victoria & Albert and Asian Art Museums, and featured at Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, MUBI, The New Yorker, TIME, The BBC and Al Jazeera amongst others. 

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Birdsong





Birdsong explores the dying whistling traditions of the Hmong people of northern Laos, whose sonic exchanges straddle the boundary between music and speech. The film follows the personal stories of three individuals from Long Lan village, as they reflect on their experience as practitioners of a vanishing musical language.

Birdsong portrays the collision of an ancient linguistic practice with the modern condition of urban life in Laos. The film explores how listening can change our perception of both society and nature, offering a glimpse into the philosophical relationship between sound and reality.

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Commissioned by Audible UK and Aesthetica Short Film Festival for The Listening Pitch 2022. Acquired by Guardian Documentaries.

Vimeo Staff Pick. Shortlisted for Grierson, IDA and BIFA Awards.

Official Selections:
SXSW (International Premiere)
Sundance London 
Aesthetica Film Festival (World Premiere)
San Francisco Film Festival
LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
Palm Springs ShortsFest (Special Mention)
Flatpack Film Festival (Optical Sound Award)
San Diego Asian Film Festival
Dharamsala International Film Festival
Ethnocineca Vienna
CameraImage
Heart of Gold Film Festival
Norient Festival

Production Company: Riverpunch Films/Lao New Wave Cinema Countries of Production: United Kingdom / Laos

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