Synopsis
A bird is trapped in a cage. Only when it stops struggling does it find itself free.
Production :
National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
Distribution :
Office national du film du Canada
Contact :
Animation :
Ehsan Gharib
Sound designer :
Olivier Calvert
Screenplay :
Ehsan Gharib
Editing :
Xi Feng
In competition for :
Jury Award
Best animation
FIPRESCI award
Audience award Official competition
Direction
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Ehsan GharibEhsan Gharib is a visual artist with a background in photography, cinema and animation filmmaking. Gharib explores various approaches toward imagery, and his work combines photography and animation. In 2017, he made an experimental animated short called Deyzangeroo. This NFB production turned out to be a whimsical, enigmatic experience about myth and the traditions of the people of the port city of Bushehr.