Songbird

Film Details

• Title: Songbird

• Format: HD (25fps)

• Sound Format: Stereo

• Production Co: Two Islands Digital / Tokyo Video Center

• Year of Production: 2017

• Genre: Documentary

• Duration: 25min

• Language: Indonesian

• Copyright: ©2017 PT Dua Pulau Digital

Synopsis

Tracking, catching and training exotic birds from deep in the Indonesian jungle is lucrative business for young Indonesian entrepreneurs. That is, if the birds’ new owners can make a good showing at local bird singing competitions and successfully sell them to the highest bidder.

Birds are treated like royalty. They are their owners’ ticket to a better life.

Agok is new to the business. He follows the lead of his mentor Edi navigating the tricky process of procuring and training the right bird for this competitive and unusual sport. But training birds is not easy and takes considerable time. Edi takes Agok under his wing to enable him a better chance at fulfilling his dream.

Film Team

• Director: Wisnu Surya Pratama

• Producers: Nick Calpakdjian, Mark Olsen, Takeshi Sano & Ayumi Aso

• Cinematographer: Bambang Hadi Saputro

• Production Coordinator: Aldrian

• Editor: Andhika Adityas

• Colorist: James C. Lim

• Researcher: Yournes Sari

• Sound Design: Pah Levi Santoso

• Production Company: Two Islands Digital

• Sales Agent: Impleo

Festivals & Awards

• Festival Film Indonesia - Nominated as best short documentary at Indonesia's national film awards event in 2017

• Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, 2017 (Official Competition)

• BEKRAF Festival, 2017, Bandung, Indonesia

• Pakistan IFF, 2018 (Official Competition)

• Muscat IFF, 2018 (Official Competition)

• Charlotte Asian Film Festival, 2018

• Big Eyes Big Minds, Singapore Int Children's FF, 2018

• Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (Greece), 2018

• Olympia Film Festival (Greece), 2018

• Borneo Environmental Film Festival, 2018

Broadcasts

• NHK World (Japan)

• Czech Television (CT)

• Mirror Fiction (Taiwan)

• iWonder (Online, Worldwide ex Taiwan & Indonesia)

• Educational Rights (Alexander Street, USA non-exclusive)