30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

The Bird & the Whale (2018) 5

Ireland | 2018 | 7 min.

When a whale explores a shipwreck, he discovers its sole survivor, a caged songbird. Together they struggle to survive lost at sea.

CountryIreland
Year2018
Duration7 min
Rating5
LanguageNo dialogues
SubtitleNo subtitles
Directed by Carol Freeman
Screenplay Carol Freeman
Music Chris McLoughlin
Contact Carol Freeman

Biography

Carol Freeman graduated from the National Film School of Ireland with a BA in Animation. She has won numerous awards for her film and commercial work, for directing, writing and art directing. Her debut short The Bird & the Whale has won over thirty awards and screened at many prestigious festivals around the world. In 2014 she co-founded Paper Panther, a stopmotion studio based in the heart of Dublin City.This film is a part of the set Hannibal the Elephant and other animations.