Toing and froing between reality and fiction (the one giving rise to the other as if by magic), this brazen documentary captures the quirky ambiance that reigns over a highly unusual refuge, where birds and people in pain (the former literally, the latter metaphorically) struggle to rediscover the desire to live. Set in the grounds of the Ornithological Rehabilitation Center in Switzerland, this allegorical tale of disarming candor, unfolds like a harsh dreamlike lullaby, tuning into the unrelenting pace of nature. A blend of tableaux-vivants, scarce yet miraculously precise dialogue, offbeat humor and subtle nuances that fill in all life’s gaps.
Bird Island
L’Île aux oiseaux
#animals
#environment
#work
22nd TDF: Greek Premiere
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- Direction: Maya Kosa, Sergio Da Costa
- Script: Maya Kosa, Sergio Da Costa
- Cinematography: Sergio Da Costa
- Editing: Gabriel Gonzalez, Maya Kosa, Sergio Da Costa
- Sound: Xavier Lavorel
- Production: Close Up Films
- Producers: Joëlle Bertossa, Flavia Zanon
- Co-production: Radio Télévision Suisse, Gagnant du 6e concours du Pour-cent culturel Migros documentaire-CH
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Switzerland
- Production Year: 2019
- Duration: 62΄
- Contact: Close Up Films, info@closeupfilms.ch
- Awards/Distinctions: Healthy Workplaces Award EU OSHA - Leipzig DOK Festival 2019, Altered States Competition Award – Mar del Plata Film Festival 2019
Maya Kosa
Filmography
2012 Aux bains de la reine (short, co-direction)
2015 Rio Corgo (co-direction)
2017 Anthony, the Invisible One | Antão, o invisível (short, co-direction)
2019 Bird Island(co-direction)
Sergio Da Costa
Filmography
2009 Entretien avec Almiro Vilar da Costa (short)
2012 Aux bains de la reine (short, co-direction)
2015 Rio Corgo (co-direction)
2017 Antão, o invisível | Anthony, the Invisible One (short, co-direction)
2019 Bird Island (co-direction)
