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Songbird

Synopsis

A VR animated adventure with a dark heart. Be transported to Hawaii in 1984 and into a hand-painted enchanting rainforest, in search of the last õ'õ songbird. A fabled black bird with yellow legs and a unique voice, whose last living specimen disappeared from the island 30 years ago.
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Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
HTC Vive
Director
Lucy Greenwell
Producer
Anetta Jones
Executive Producer
Francesca Panetta
Editor
Morten Andersen, Federico Fasce
Screenwriter
Gemma Seltzer
Director of Photography
Uri Kranot
Sound
Henrik Oppermann
Composer
Henrik Opperman
Art and Animation Directors
Michelle & Uri Kranot
VR Designer
Morten Andersen
Creative Technologist
Federico Fasce

Genre

Experimental Climate / Environment Woman Director Science

Categories

Animation Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A The Guardian, TinDrum production

The Guardian

Anetta Jones

Sales Company

The Guardian

Anetta Jones

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