FREE BIRDS
A cinematic improvisation during the lockdown period dealing with freedom of mind. Shot on one afternoon the short presents social behavior of a group of pigeons that are spending time beside a freeway crossing. The story evolves from being part of a peer group to pairing and joining as two to finally something beyond.
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Project Type:Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
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Runtime:1 minute 20 seconds
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Completion Date:November 15, 2021
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Country of Filming:Germany
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:1:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Indiefare International Film Festival
January 10, 2023
Finalist
1 - Master degree in philosophy and literature
2 - working as freelancer
3 - author of short stories & unpublished novels plus part time editor
4 - experimental filmmaker (low budget)
5 - Youtube Channel @OLAF_LENZ_SHORT_FILMS (since Nov 2020)
I was introduced to films by films. There've been a couple of film directors I admired and started to understand as artists. Fortunately, all of them used great cinematography that would give their pictures a special look. So, one day I took my smartphone cam and tried for myself to open up the world around me by making short films ...
For me FREE BIRDS is the one central short film I made about taking your freedom.