BIRDS

 

Birds

narrative short film | 2022

Moments in the lives of Austin teenagers in the heat of Texas summer.

written & directed by Katherine Propper

AFI Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Winner

Awarded Special Jury Prizes from SXSW & Clermont-Ferrand

Supported by an AFS Grant

Streaming on The New Yorker

& Short of the Week

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Katherine Propper’s film is an ode to Austin, Texas, and to the boredom and ecstasy of open-ended, overheated days.
— The New Yorker

Official Selections:

AFI Fest 2022, Grand Jury Prize

SXSW 2022, Special Jury Prize for Vision

Mammoth Lakes 2022, Best Narrative Short

BFI London 2022

Rooftop Films 2022

Short of the Week 2022

Palm Springs ISFF 2022

Clermont-Ferrand ISFF 2022, Special Jury Prize

Oak Cliff FF 2022

Salute Your Shorts FF 2023

Dallas IFF 2022

Stockholm IFF 2022

Deadcenter FF 2022

Hill Country FF 2022

Chicago Critics 2022

Festival Regard 2022

Denver FF 2022

Nova Frontier FF 2023

Bechdel FF 2022

Sioux City IFF 2022

Carraboro FF 2022

Still Voices FF 2022

Bueu ISFF 2022

Nòt FF 2022

Festival Cinema Jeune Public 2022

Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2022

New Orleans FF 2021

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