Birdhouse
Synopsis
At its core, this film is a gritty, cinematic look into the manipulative world of cuckooing and what happens when you underestimate someone's abilities to make their own choices.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 13 min 44 sec
- Director
-
Moritz Valero
- Producer
- Jo Sargeant
- Executive Producer
- Clare-Louise English, Elisabeth Hopper, Josic Cadoret
- Editor
- Sam Hodge
- Screenwriter
- Moritz Valero
- Director of Photography
- Jon Muschamp
- Production Designer
- Melfin Pereira
- Sound
- Michael Griggs
- Composer
- Sam Dinley
- Principal cast
- Tommy Jessop, Sam Hazeldine, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni
- Other Lead Creative(s)
- Lewin Lloyd, Louis Oliver
- Costume Designer
- Mary Jean Walsh
- Hair and Makeup Designer
- Nicky Weir
- 1st AD
- Sam Arnold
- Gaffer
- Alex Magill
- 1st AC/Focus Puller
- Irys Steel
- Production Manager
- Maryna Kalashnykova
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI NETWORK
Hot Coals Productions
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