Birdland(2020)
Written & directed by Ashgan El-Hamus
Joy and her daughter Skye live in a trailer park on the outskirts of town. Joy’s free parenting style is put to the test when Skye tries to look a lot like her mother.
Short film | 00:15:29 | Fiction | Themes: Children, Youth, Female Gaze | Colour| 1.85 | the Netherlands | Spoken Language: Dutch| Subtitles: English, Dutch | Format: DCP, ProRes | Dolby 5.1 & Stereo LtRt
Festival Selections:
- Netherlands Film Festival 2020, Gouden Kalf competition & Debut competition, the Netherlands.
- Cinekid Film Festival 2020, Dutch shorts competition, the Netherlands.
- Festival de Cinema Europeen Des Arcs 2020, short film competition, France.
- GoShort International Short Film Festival 2021, Dutch competition, the Netherlands
- International Filmfestival Assen 2021, KersVers competition, the Netherlands
- Vers Awards, 6-8 August 2021, LAB111, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Leiden Shorts 2021, Dutch competition, 2-5 September 2021, The Netherlands
- Vox Feminae Film Festival, international competition, 24-30 May 2021, Croatia
- Menorca International Film Festival 2021, international short competition, 13-17 July, Spain.
- Filmfest Dresden, Open Air Program, 13-18 July 2021, Germany
- Brussels Short Film Festival 2021, international competition, 28 August – 2 September 2021, Belgium
- Castrovillari Film Festival 2021 26-28 augustus, international competition, Italy.
- 36th Brest European Short Film Festival 2021, international competition, France. 🏆
AWARDS:
- Nomination: Beste Dutch Live Action Short, Cinekid Film Festival 2020, the Netherlands.
- Grand Prix du Film Court, Brest European Short Film Festival 2021, France.