Elder Birdsong

Synopsis

Elder Birdsong is an animated musical short film in which 3 elderly birds: an ailing Owl, a physically challenged native Tui, and a couple of isolated migratory Korean Godwits sing about challenges of mobility, loneliness, and self-reliance. It is through their humour and dignity that these ageing birds demonstrate their resilience and provoke us to pick up the phone and get in touch with the elderly people in our lives. The film is a collaboration between public health scholars and filmmakers in New Zealand.

Main Cast

Rima Te Wiata

Tui

Age : 61 | Popularity : 5%

Margaret Baker

Owl

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Chunjoon Hwang

Mr Godwit

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Yoon Young Kim

Mrs Godwit

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Heather Hickman

Suzanne

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Shuchi Kothari Sarina Pearson
Directing	Director	Shuchi Kothari Sarina Pearson
Production	Producer	Shuchi Kothari Sarina Pearson
	Associate Producer	Lisa Williams Craig Gainsborough
Visual Effects	Animation Director	Alex Dron
	Animation	Alex Dron Glen Real Trevor Dedekind Aimee Hodges Ryan Bird
	Compositing Artist	Theo Veltman
Department	Role	Name

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