Kobe, the pigeon master

Director / Cinematographer / Editor

12 minutes | ENTR - Deutsche Welle, Germany 2022

Kobe Herbots is a 24-year-old pigeon racer from Belgium, Europe’s HQ for this sport. Kobe wants to win the last national race of the season to prove to people that he can be the next great racer in his family.

These people breed, train and race pigeons as a hobby. They are stereotypically pictured as older Europeans who live in rural areas. But, we found someone very different.

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