suddenly a bird
Directed by Elahe Farnia
When to watch it?
BLOCK B | FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THEME: The Director’s a Dame
FRIDAY, APRIL 25 | 3 - 5 PM
LOCATION | Tom S. Gettys Center
suddenly a bird (trailer)
Synopsis
(It’s an adaptation of a poem by a famous French poet: Jacques Prévert)
A painter is waiting for a bird to come to his painted garden. After some time, a bird comes and enters the cage. The painter beautifies the surroundings for her and now he has to wait for the bird to sing to be allowed to sign the canvas.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR ​​
Elahe Farnia graduated with a bachelor's degree in painting. She held many painting exhibitions and after working as a painter for several years, she became interested in animation and continued her studies at the university in the field of animation direction and then in production and produced short animations.
As a screenwriter, director, and producer, she has directed and produced three short animations that have won many awards at festivals worldwide.
DETAILS
Animation | 2024 | 14 min. 50 sec.
Official Selection
Suggested Rating | PG
Country | Iran
Language | French
CREDITS
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Script, Producer and directing | Elaheh Farnia
Project technical consultant | Mehran Zaeem
Distributor | Atefeh Rahmani (Tree Film Production & Distribution Company)
Actor | Amir Taleghani
Cameraman and lighting | Arastoo Maddahi Givi
Assistant of cameraman | Khosro Ahadzadeh
Making set for real section | Mehran Zaeem
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SCREENINGS & AWARDS
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36th Girona Film Festival - Official Selection - 2024
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4th Short. Sweet. Film Fest - Official Selection - 2025
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16th ONE Country ONE Film - Official Selection - 2025