Synopsis:
A 10 year old boy, Imad, lives in a war zone. When he finds a bird with a broken wing, he brings it home and carefully nurses it back to health. This new friendship brings Imad joy, dreams, and strength. Imad learns to listen to his heart and finds the courage to choose a (new) future.
- Director:
- Joyce van Diepen
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- Netherlands
- Running time:
- 25 min.
- Technique:
- 3D Animation
- Original title:
- Vrije Vogel
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Patrick Numan, Germen Boelens
- Script writers:
- Joyce van Diepen, Tim Knol
- Music composer:
- Reyn Ouwehand
- Sound designer:
- Giel van Geloven
- Editors:
- Brigitte Baake, Eric Limburg
- Productions:
- Corrino Drama BV, Nmtrix Animation Studios, Corrino Studios
- Distributions:
- KRO-NCRV, Corrino Media Group
- Genres:
- Drama, Coming-of-Age
- Tags:
- War, Hope, Trauma, Animals, Poetic, Identity, Relationships, Love, Dreams, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- 7+
- Festival selections:
- Netherlands Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Short Animation (Nomination)
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