There’s no doubting the ambition of this Cannes 2024 short from the Directors’ Factory written and directed by Filipino Maria Estela Paiso and India’s Ashok Vish. They blend a realism of everyday life in the Philippines with a mythical tale of the Tagalog bird god Tigmamanukan - who would grant certain flightless birds wings.
We meet the god (Bob Jbeili) looking mostly human, with just his head that of a bird. He’s chatting with fellow bird deities about a woman named Ivy who they are aiming to help. The head is rendered using CGI - which does betray the budget somewhat, but as the film runs along there are some nice animated flourishes used with it, including a puff of feathers as a wallet is opened.
It’s easy to see why the bird god might have a vested interest in Ivy’s welfare beyond the...
We meet the god (Bob Jbeili) looking mostly human, with just his head that of a bird. He’s chatting with fellow bird deities about a woman named Ivy who they are aiming to help. The head is rendered using CGI - which does betray the budget somewhat, but as the film runs along there are some nice animated flourishes used with it, including a puff of feathers as a wallet is opened.
It’s easy to see why the bird god might have a vested interest in Ivy’s welfare beyond the...
- 2024-05-15
- par Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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