Common Birds

Common Birds

60th TIFF: World Premiere

Refusing to pay for the debt, two Athenians decide to leave their city. Guided by mysterious crow calls, they wander through a desolate urban landscape until they reach a zone of passage and are spirited to an ancient forest, the Realm of the Birds. Here they meet the Hoopoe, half-bird half-woman, who tells them how the birds live by sharing their resources amid the magical forces of the forest. However, one of the men has other plans for the birds. Though far from easy, the inter-species encounter will be illuminating for all.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Silvia Maglioni, Graeme Thomson
Script: Graeme Thomson, Silvia Maglioni
Cinematography: Thomas Favel, Panagiotis Vasilakis, Graeme Thomson
Editing: Laurence Larre, Silvia Maglioni, Graeme Thomson
Sound: Mathieu Villien, Yannis Karamitros, Silvia Maglioni, Thomas Fourel
Music: Graeme Thomson
Actors: Rinio Kyriazi, Tassos Raptis, Kostas Vassardanis, Ana Luz Arteaga, Kico Correa
Production: Les Films du Bilboquet
Producers: Eugénie Michel-Villette
Co-production: Poteau d’Angle, ARCTOS FILMS
Co-producers: Silvia Maglioni, Vassilis Konstantilieris
Format: DCP
Color: Color/B&W
Production Country: France
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 85΄
Contact: Les Films du Bilboquet, contact@lesfilmsdubilboquet.fr

Silvia Maglioni

Silvia Maglioni and Graeme Thomson are filmmakers and artists whose work explores the hazy boundaries between fiction and documentary. Their co-produced films In Search of UIQ (2013) and Facs of Life (2009) have been shown at numerous international film festivals including FID-Marseille, Jihlava και Bafici.

Filmography

2009 Facs of Life
2013 In Search of UIQ
2015 Disappear One
2019 Common Birds

Graeme Thomson

Silvia Maglioni and Graeme Thomson are filmmakers and artists whose work explores the hazy boundaries between fiction and documentary. Their co-produced films In Search of UIQ (2013) and Facs of Life (2009) have been shown at numerous international film festivals including FID-Marseille, Jihlava και Bafici.

Filmography

2009 Facs of Life
2013 In Search of UIQ
2015 Disappear One
2019 Common Birds