GOODNIGHT BIRDY
2016 • SHORT FICTION • 22 MIN.
When Greta's husband dies, she is convinced that she will die from sorrow. But the heart has its own ways of surviving, and a sudden meeting with a couple of wise old ladies changes Greta’s perspective. Soon she realizes, that there is nothing left to do but keep on going, as long as she can.
Director ZARA ZERNY
Scriptwriter MORTEN PAPE
Producer MARIA MØLLER KJELDGAARD
Director of Photography LIS DYRE
Production Designer JOSEFINE ELSE LARSEN
Editor SOFIE STEENBERGER
Sound Designer REDA EL-KHELOUFI & ESKE NØRHOLM
Cast ELSEBETH STEENTOFT, GYDA CHRISTENSEN, KIRSTEN MORTENSEN & LIS LARSEN
Produced by Manna Film for Super16 in collaboration with Nordisk Film Fonden, Det Obelske Familiefond & Spar Nord Fonden with support from Filmværkstedet, Konsul George Jorck og Hustru Emma Jorck’s Fond, Danske Dramatikere, Roskilde Kommune & FAF.
SELECTED FESTIVALS
Odense Film Festival
IndieCork Film Festival – Award: Best International Short Film
Nordisk Panorama
Poitiers Film Festival
Slamdance Film Festival
Short Waves Festival
Skandinavische Filmtage Bonn
International Short Film Festival in Drama
Helsinki Intl Film Festival - Love & Anarchy
Filmfest Dresden
Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art
