For the Birds
Two exasperated birds sit on a branch and contemplate their experiences. Their everyday labours are not far removed from ours.
4'
United States
IFFR 2023
Two friends embark on a journey along sites of California’s historic water wars, travelling north into the landscapes of the Eastern Sierra. Shooting the boys from a distance to give them space, Stanya Kahn constructs a beautiful allegory about a generation that must create a new way forward.
– Anna Germanidi
IFFR 2023
- 34'
- United States
- 2020
- Director
- Stanya Kahn
- Country of production
- United States
- Year
- 2020
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2023
- Length
- 34'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- no dialogue
- Producer
- Stanya Kahn
- Sales
- Stanya Kahn
- Screenplay
- Stanya Kahn
- Cinematography
- Stanya Kahn, Consuelo Althouse
- Editor
- Stanya Kahn
- Production Design
- Stanya Kahn
- Sound Design
- Stanya Kahn
- Music
- Stanya Kahn, Alexia Riner, Insect Ark
- Cast
- Lenny Dodge-Kahn, Elijah Parks, Marisol Prietto, Serafina Prietto
Also in this combined programme
Friends in Low Places
An abstract animation that dissolves borders, celebrates care for others, and encourages solidarity through poetic allegory.
4'
United States
IFFR 2023
Happy Song for You
“It’s got no theme, it’s got no dream, it’s just a happy song for you.” A dark exploration of the absurd.
5'
United States
IFFR 2023
So Low You Can’t Get Over It
The familiar bends into the unknown and the solid breaks into parts. Paintings turned into animated hallucinatory images.
4'
United States
IFFR 2023
- Director
- Stanya Kahn
- Country of production
- United States
- Year
- 2020
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2023
- Length
- 34'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- no dialogue
- Producer
- Stanya Kahn
- Sales
- Stanya Kahn
- Screenplay
- Stanya Kahn
- Cinematography
- Stanya Kahn, Consuelo Althouse
- Editor
- Stanya Kahn
- Production Design
- Stanya Kahn
- Sound Design
- Stanya Kahn
- Music
- Stanya Kahn, Alexia Riner, Insect Ark
- Cast
- Lenny Dodge-Kahn, Elijah Parks, Marisol Prietto, Serafina Prietto
Programme IFFR 2023
Focus: Stanya Kahn
Powerful political and emotional statements emerge from a medley of animation, performance, music, painting, fiction and documentary. Welcome to the world of Stanya Kahn!
Read more about this programmeFor the Birds
Two exasperated birds sit on a branch and contemplate their experiences. Their everyday labours are not far removed from ours.
4'
United States
IFFR 2023
Friends in Low Places
An abstract animation that dissolves borders, celebrates care for others, and encourages solidarity through poetic allegory.
4'
United States
IFFR 2023
Happy Song for You
“It’s got no theme, it’s got no dream, it’s just a happy song for you.” A dark exploration of the absurd.
5'
United States
IFFR 2023