Bird

Is old Bird just being Bird, or is he pushing his free-living, hippy lifestyle too far? His escapades are too much for his daughter Blessing, who packs him off to The Golden Falls retirement home. Bird hates it and rebels. The staff gets stricter...
New Zealand Production
Short 2011 Drama 15.00 minutes
Film Main Image 1181
Bird can only be Bird with his daughters’ Blessing.
2011: Sydney Film Festival
Palm Springs Film Festival
New Zealand International Film Festival
BFI London Film Festival

Directors

Jane Shearer
Steve Ayson

Producers

Rachel Gardner
Anna Geddes

Screenplay Writers

Gregory King
Jane Shearer
Steve Ayson

Executive Producers

Mark Foster
Adam Strange
Kristian Eek

Cast

Peter Hawes
Bird
Dra McKay
Blessing

Crew

Ian McCarroll | Director of Photography
Jack Hutchings | Editor
Guy Treadgold | Production Designer

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