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The Bird & the Whale

NY Premiere

Director: Carol Freeman

Ireland, 2018, 7 min

Shooting Format:Digital

Festival Year:2019

Category:Animation

Crew:Writer: Carol Freeman - Producer: Jonathan Clarke

Email:paperpantherproductions@gmail.com

Web:www.thebirdandthewhale.com

Synopsis

The Bird and the Whale is a story about a young whale struggling to find his voice. After straying too far from his family to explore a shipwreck, he discovers it’s sole survivor, a caged songbird. Together they struggle to survive lost at sea.

About the director

Carol graduated from the National Film School of Ireland in 2009 with a focus on experimental animation. Since then she has worked on various films, commercials, illustrating picturebooks and teaching workshops around Ireland and abroad. In 2014 she co-founded Paper Panther Productions with the aim of creating new and innovative work in stop-motion and illustration. In June 2018, Carol was awarded a Silver Screen award at the Young Director Awards at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

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