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by Alex Billington
July 23, 2026
Source: YouTube
“Trees listen to the birds’ songs, too, you know.” This is stunning. Madman Films has revealed their official trailer for an enchanting new documentary film titled Whispers in the Woods, from French filmmaker / photographer Vincent Munier. He already won the César Award in France before for his previous doc film The Velvet Queen about finding snow leopards in Tibet. This time, celebrated wildlife photographer Vincent Munier embarks on a journey with both his father and also his son into the heart of a forest whose beauty is transcendent. Munier shot every morning and every evening for months near his farm located in the Vosges Mountains, situated in Eastern France. The film was also shot a few other forests to capture this magnificent wilderness all around. A journey of uncommon beauty into the heart of wild forests – capturing their poetic sounds along with all the animals and trees. This premiered at last year’s Zurich and London Film Festivals and has been playing in Europe, finally coming abroad for release in theaters in the US soon. “I want more stories” indeed – this is utterly mesmerizing, absolutely stunning naturalistic filmmaking. Stop & watch this.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Vincent Munier’s doc Whispers in the Woods, from YouTube:
Delving deep into the woodland realms where lynxes, bears, deer, owls, capercaillies, and river creatures roam, award-winning nature filmmaker Vincent Munier not only seeks to pay tribute once again to the visual splendor of nature – but also to capture clearly all the forest’s poetic sounds. The whispers of the woods are echoing the whispers passed from Munier’s father to himself, now to his own son. This becomes a heartfelt declaration of Munier’s love for his own father, intertwining these familial bonds with the untamed beauty of the natural world. Whispers in the Woods, also known as Le chant des forêts in French, is directed by French wildlife photographer / filmmaker Vincent Munier, director of the other nature doc The Velvet Queen about snow leopards, plus the “Grandeurs nature” series and a music video for Nick Cave. Produced by Laurent Baujard, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, Vincent Munier. This initially premiered at the 2025 Zurich and London Film Festivals last fall and it opened in France in December last year. Whispers in the Woods will open soon in Australia & the US – stay tuned for more updates. Stop by the film’s official site.
