Project Detail

The Thing That Ate the Birds

Synopsis

Head Gamekeeper Abel discovers the thing that is eating his grouse. His blunt and violent response brings the menace back home shattering his already crumbling relationship with his wife.
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2021
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival London 2021

Details

Year
2021
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
11 min 35 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Dan Gitsham, Sophie Mair
Producer
Rebecca Wolff, Jude Goldrei
Executive Producer
Floris Bauer, Sophie Carroll, Jack Buckley, Neville Pierce, Alice Cabanas and Alix Taylor
Editor
James Taggart
Screenwriter
Sophie Mair and Dan Gitsham
Director of Photography
James Oldham
Production Designer
Tom Atkins
Sound
Andrew Layfield
Composer
KRANTZ
Principal cast
Eoin Slattery, Rebecca Palmer, Lewis Mackinnon, James Swanton

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