Project Detail

Song of the Nobird

Synopsis

Nobirds are the “no birds” that sing in Keats’s 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci'. The poem is re-imagined as a computer game where the “knight at arms” and the “belle dame” might win one another if they make the right choices. Real birds as negative images haunt their quest.

Details

Year
2018
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
3 mins 16 secs
Format
Various
Director
Stuart Pound
Editor
Stuart Pound
Screenwriter
Rosemary Norman
Principal cast
Rosemary Norman
Text and Voice
Rosemary Norman

Production Status

Production Company

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