In the film adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir, the bond between falconer and hawk takes center stage. On set, everything ...

Filmmaker Philippa Lowthorpe tells us how she brought Helen Macdonald’s nature memoir to life on screen, and explains why directing hawks is a complex art.

Hawks are taking cinematic flight. In two recent literary adaptations, they are entwined with the lives and emotions of their respective protagonists – Agnes Shakespeare (née Hathaway) and Helen ...