Short film

Little Birds

2026 · 17 min

A quiet, unsettling short that draws you into a fragile fantasy before tightening into a somber, lingering unease.

Overview: Two girls escape from their bleak world into one of their own; but when their game of flight takes a dark turn, one is left to face the consequences alone.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, identity, guilt, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
guilt
coming-of-age
survival
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Eliana Victoria Alcouloumre
Written by: Eliana Victoria Alcouloumre
Starring: Beatrice Pasquarelli Lopez, Layla Grieshober, Yvette Tucker, Lucy Rayner, Wren Farrow
Cinematography: Anna Mendes Caldeira Rathsam
Runtime: 17 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English