The Bird & the Whale
Carol Freeman
2018, 7 min.
This film is family friendly.
The Bird & the Whale is a story about a young whale struggling to find his voice. After straying too far from his family to explore a shipwreck, he discovers it's sole survivor, a caged songbird. Together they struggle to survive lost at sea.
Director's Statement
The Bird & the Whale was created using a near obsolete form of "paint-on-glass" animation. It was created in Dublin, Ireland by a small majority female team. On June 21st 2018, Carol was awarded a Silver Screen award at the Young Director Awards at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Category: Animation.
Themes: Irish Cinema, Women, World Cinema.
Wednesday, April 10
The Screening Room
7:30pm
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