France / Jun 09, 2025 / Annecy International Animation Film Festival
13min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Piet, an elderly man in a nursing home, finds himself limited in his actions when he suddenly begins to transform into a bird. Although he is still accepted within the group, he feels that it's time to join a new flock.
Genres
DramaAnimation
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Zwermen |
| Original language | NL |
| Spoken languages | No Language |
| Production countries | Netherlands, Belgium |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Spotted Bird, Beast Animation, Murmur Animation |
| Release date | 9 giugno 2025 |
| Production | Peter Lindhout, Annemie Degryse, Steven De Beul, Ben Tesseur, Janneke Swinkels |
| Writer | Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger |
| Editing | Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger |
| Cinematography | Peter Mansfelt |
| Assistant directors | Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger |
| Camera operators | Peter Mansfelt |
| Additional photography | Peter Mansfelt |
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| Production design | Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger, Peter Mansfelt, Zaou Vaughan, Mila Van Tongeren |
| Art direction | Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger, Peter Mansfelt, Zaou Vaughan, Mila Van Tongeren |
| Set decoration | Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger, Peter Mansfelt, Zaou Vaughan, Mila Van Tongeren |
| Music | Sjoerd Bruil, Roos Rebergen |
| Sound | Sjoerd Bruil, Roos Rebergen |
| Costume design | Marleen Swinkels, Annelies de Kort, Cleo Freriks |
| Makeup | Marleen Swinkels, Annelies de Kort, Cleo Freriks |
| Hairstyling | Marleen Swinkels, Annelies de Kort, Cleo Freriks |
Release dates
Premiere
Australia / Aug 09, 2025 / Melbourne International Film Festival
Finland / Aug 21, 2025 / Turku Animated Film Festival
Canada / Sep 10, 2025 / Québec City Film Festival
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Netherlands / Sep 26, 2025 / Nederlands Film Festival
Romania / Oct 03, 2025 / Bucharest International Animation Film Festival
Hungary / Oct 16, 2025 / Primanima World Festival of First Animations
United States / Oct 17, 2025 / Animation Is Film Festival
Armenia / Oct 19, 2025 / ReAnimania Int. Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan
Bosnia & Herzegovina / Oct 24, 2025 / Bankaluka International Animated Film Festival
South Korea / Oct 24, 2025 / Bucheon Int'l Animation Festival
Germany / Oct 27, 2025 / DokLeipzig
United Kingdom / Nov 03, 2025 / Leeds International Film Festival
Italy / Nov 05, 2025 / Sulmona International Film Festival
Spain / Nov 08, 2025 / Festival de Sevilla
Georgia / Nov 11, 2025 / TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival
China / Nov 14, 2025 / Beijing Animation Week
Argentina / Nov 21, 2025 / Festival Internacional de Cine de Animación
Taiwan / Mar 27, 2026 / Taiwan Int'l Children’s Film Festival
Digital
United States / Nov 10, 2025 / Vimeo On Demand
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