On a December day, “LittleBird”, a young girl, receives an invitation from a classmate. The decorations, the songs and the festive air are the setting for this sad story in which a shy fifteen-year-old experiences the night of her first time.
Year of production 2024 Length 14' CountryItaly Shooting Format Digital Aspect Ratio2,39:1 Dialogue Italian Director Sara Schiavone ProductionMoodNight Studio Producers Serenella Bosco, Sara Schiavone, Micol V.Osti, Alex Banzi, Marco Sansoni Writer Sara Schiavone Cinematographer Samuele James Maestri Assistant Director Marco Sansoni Editor Sara Schiavone Sound Design Sebastiano Fattoni Music Sebastiano Fattoni performes “Gavotte avec 6 Doubles” by Jeanne Philippe Rameau Production Designer Alex Banzi Makeup Artist & Costume Designer Flavia Pistola Animator Francesco Bolognesi Colorist Andrea Nordi Cast Emma Mazzini, Erica Mattioli, Jan Angelo Maestri Festival selections Sedicicorto International Film Festival 2024, Italy - World Premiere Amarcort Film Festival 2024, Italy Smita Patil International Film Festival 2025, India Los Angeles Italia - Film, Fashion and Art Festival 2025, USA Akbank Short Film Festival2025, Turkey Director's Statement Little Bird was born from the desire to express a precise authorial form, linked to a dark and sad, but also childish aesthetic. The characters are like children acting in a world contrary to their innocence. The short film does not represent my current, adult and conscious identity, but the primary and purest form of what I have been.
