Project Detail

Birds Fly South

Synopsis

Birds Fly South is a micro budget, low-fi, tender, autobiographical, urban fairy tale coursed through with humour about love, life, death, mental illness and hope.
We see the story of 2 brothers lives shown through the prism of 24 hours and investigate what reality is, as Adam comes to visit Jake.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins 52 secs
Format
HD CAM
Director
Wade Bayliss 1st Feature
Producer
Wade Bayliss, Robin Pigott
Editor
Robin Pigott
Screenwriter
Wade Bayliss
Director of Photography
Trevor Forrest
Sound
Paddy Owen, Dan Donovan
Composer
Experimental Sex Tape
Principal cast
Nabil Elouahabi, Daniel Rabin
2nd Camera
Clive Howard

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Production Status

Production Company

AaB Productions

Sales Company

Chris Tidman at Shorts International

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