Birdie

United States202623 minEnglish

In 1970, a 16-year-old Nigerian refugee in Virginia tries to keep her family together when a newcomer draws her sister away.

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In 1970, a 16-year-old Nigerian refugee in Virginia tries to keep her family together when a newcomer draws her sister away.

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Screening Times

This film is a part of a shorts program. Please go to the program page to view available screening times.

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Credits

Director(s)
Praise Odigie Paige
Screenwriter
Praise Odigie Paige
Produced by
Yety Akinola
Praise Odigie Paige
Noni Limar
Nat Majette
Executive Producer
Noni Limar
Director of Photography
Lidia Nikonova
Edited By
Andrew Stephen Lee
Costume Designer
Yety Akinola
Production Designers
Vera Jigalova
Anastasia Glushneva
Composer
Luke Paige
Casting Director
Elina Angel
Sound Designer
Andrés Silva
Principal Cast
Eniola Abioro
Precious Maduanusi
Sheila Chukwulozie

Contact
Praise Odigie Paige
info@sisistudios.com
+15168503582

Meet the Artist

Praise Odigie Paige

Praise Odigie Paige is a Nigerian-born filmmaker whose work follows girls and women on the edge of quiet transformation. Her films are intimate and atmospheric, often unfolding in charged, historical moments where private desires collide with larger forces. She is currently developing her debut feature, Igboland.

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