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For The Birds

Synopsis

Our story is set in dusty downtown Cape Town, at a time when poisoned pigeons fall out of the sky and magic is hard to come by. This is the story of an outsider, a loner who doesn't know what she's looking for until she finds it.
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Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Stacey howell
Producer
Milena Gevers, Benjamin Kaufman
Editor
Meredith Shearer-Aylward, Lorien Bolus
Screenwriter
Stacey Howell
Director of Photography
Meredith Shearer-Aylward
Production Designer
Janine Loubser
Sound
Ewald Hoon
Composer
Mr. Cat, The Jackal
Principal cast
Karle Gerber, Max Nadolny
Costume & Make-up Design
Lauren De Reuck

Genre

Experimental Woman Director

Categories

Fiction Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

AFDA - The South African School of Motion Picture and Live Performance.

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