For the Birds
Richard Miron
| USA
| 2018
| 90 min
In Richard Miron’s empathetic film, we follow a woman named Kathy who lives with 200 pet birds. What starts as a story about Kathy’s battle with local animal advocacy groups slowly transforms into an intimate drama about the toll of Kathy’s bird-hoarding on her marriage and mental health. Filmed over five years, this sensitive tale of one woman’s world breaking down – poignant and absorbing in equal measure – is ultimately a story of hope in the possibility of regaining one’s life.
Director Richard Miron
Producer Richard Miron, Jeffrey Star, Holly Meehl
Premiere Australian Premiere
Section International Competition
Festival Year 2018