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
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29 April 2012 — Terra Dialoog
Cinema Liberty, Brugge More info
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20 April 2012 — Skopje Film Festival
Cinema Milenium, Skopje. More info
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24 March 2012 — Afrika Film Festival
Kinepolis, Leuven. More info
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13 March 2012 – Cinema Novo
Cinema Lumière, Brugge . More info
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28 February 2012 — CC De Kern
CC de kern, Wilrijk. More info
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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







