Little Brown Bird

My creative vision for the film is to be very cinematic, in ways that you don’t always see in short films. We shot Little Brown Bird in a way that mirrors the claustrophobic nature of Kate’s life and approached it as we would a full feature. 

We also reflected the different stages of Dad’s dementia, giving him more ownership of scenes where he’s lucid and interacting coherently and less visual agency when he’s lost and exposed. The unseen threat, which Kate thinks isn’t real, is almost a manifestation of his dementia, creating confusion, uncertainty, and fear. 

The heart of the story is an emotional one, built around the connection between a woman and her Father, even when he isn’t present. It was extremely important to get the right cast to play Kate and Dad, as that relationship has to be believable and affecting in equal measure.