The movie

Synopsis

One morning, Bafiokadié and his sister Téné, two African children, leave their village. The only thing on their mind is to find their lost blue bird before the day is over. But they will find much more along their way: they encounter their deceased grand-parents, they fight the soul of the forest and learn from the chief of pleasure. Everyone tells them a story about life and death. At the end of their long journey, the brother and sister enter the Kingdom of the Future and meet some yet-to-be born children. Delighted with this discovery, they eventually return home. Blue Bird tells a story about how one day in a child’s life can change its world. For as we gain something we lose something.

  • Director
  • Gust Van den Berghe
  • Producer
  • Tomas Leyers
  • Contact
  • Minds Meet
  • Tomas Leyers
  • Kerkeveldstraat 103
  • 1020 Laken, Belgium
  • T +32 476 46 00 15
  • tomas@mindsmeet.be
  • Music
  • Alexander Zhikharev
  • Michelino Bisceglia
  • Cinematography
  • Hans Bruch Jr.
 

Events

16 May 2012 — Beernem

OC De kleine beer, Beernem More info

29 April 2012 — Terra Dialoog

Cinema Liberty, Brugge More info

20 April 2012 — Skopje Film Festival

Cinema Milenium, Skopje. More info

24 March 2012 — Afrika Film Festival

Kinepolis, Leuven. More info

13 March 2012 – Cinema Novo

Cinema Lumière, Brugge . More info

28 February 2012 — CC De Kern

CC de kern, Wilrijk. More info

 

Credits

MINDS MEET & COPRODUCTION OFFICE present ‘BLUE BIRD’ a film written & directed by GUST VAN DEN BERGHE | inspired on ‘L’OISEAU BLEU’ by MAURICE MAETERLINCK starring BAFIOKADIÉ POTEY & TÉNÉ POTEY | produced by TOMAS LEYERS | cinematography by HANS BRUCH JR. | sound by MATTHIAS HILLEGEER | edited by DAVID VERDURME with the support of FLANDERS AUDIOVISUAL FUND, FLANDERS IMAGE, THE BELGIAN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, MOLLYWOOD | www.bluebirdthefilm.com