Human uses of birds with effective mimicry of birds. The play's chorus consists of characters playing many identifiable species, including the kingfisher, turtledove, and sparrowhawk; birds feature as messengers and dancers, and several Athenians are compared to specific birds. In film, birds can feature as the major driving force in a story, as in Alfred Hitchcock's acclaimed 1963 "The Birds". Loosely based on Daphne du Maurier's story of the same name, it tells the tale of sudden attacks on people by violent flocks of birds. A bird plays the role of an outlet for a person's feelings in Ken Loach's much admired 1969 "Kes".
For the Birds (film) top, which is accompanied by the squeaks the birds made to communicate with each other. A similar appearance occurred in "Inside Out", while Riley and her family are driving to San Francisco at the beginning of the movie. "For the Birds" is one of two short films on the DVD and VHS release of "Monsters, Inc." The film was also released as part of "Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1" in 2007. For the Birds (film) For the Birds is a 2000 computer animated short film produced by Pixar and directed by Ralph Eggleston. It won the Academy Award for