Scene from the film Becoming Bird
Scene from the film Becoming Bird

Audience award: 30. Ji.hlava IDFF // Short Joy

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Becoming Bird

Direction
Year 
2026
Country
  • Netherlands
Runtime
9min 

This time-lapse documentary condenses the entire 21-day development of a chicken – from fertilised egg to the hatching of the chick – into a nine-minute film. In microscopic detail and in full colour, we observe the early stages of life within the fragile shell, which so often cracks prematurely at the hands of humans seeking to satisfy their base appetites.

Details

  • Original Title
    Becoming Bird
  • Direction
  • Cinematography
    Jan van IJken
  • Editing
    Jan van IJken, Metje Postma
  • Music
    Sytze Pruiksma
  • Sound
    Harry Zwerver
  • Runtime
    9 min (1-15 min.)
  • Year
    2026
  • Country
    • Netherlands
  • Format
    • Colour
  • Festivals
    • Ji.hlava IDFF 2026

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