Private Project

Elder Birdsong

An Owl, a Tui and a pair of Godwits deliver some hard truths about growing old in New Zealand.

  • Shuchi Kothari
    Director
  • Sarina Pearson
    Director
  • Shuchi Kothari
    Writer
  • Sarina Pearson
    Writer
  • Sarina Pearson
    Producer
  • Shuchi Kothari
    Producer
  • Rima Te Wiata
    Key Cast
    "Tui"
  • Margaret Baker
    Key Cast
    "Owl"
  • Chunjoon Hwang
    Key Cast
    "Mr Godwit"
  • Yoon Young Kim
    Key Cast
    "Mrs Godwit"
  • Heather Hickman
    Key Cast
    "Suzanne"
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 NZD
  • Country of Origin:
    New Zealand
  • Country of Filming:
    New Zealand
  • Language:
    English, Korean, Maori
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Show Me Shorts Film Festival
    Auckland
    New Zealand
    October 8, 2019
    World
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Shuchi Kothari, Sarina Pearson

Writer/Director/Producers Shuchi Kothari & Sarina Pearson

Shuchi Kothari and Sarina Pearson have been collaborating for over twenty years. They have made television documentary, sketch comedy, short films, and docudrama. Both are Associate Professors in Media and Communication at the University of Auckland. Elder Birdsong is their latest production in an ongoing collaboration with the Te Arai Research Group whose focus is palliative and end of life care, as well as ageing and social isolation. This film was funded by New Zealand’s Ageing Well National Science Challenge Grant.

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