Synopsis

A grey evening in Düsseldorf. Birds pass over the noisy city. A young man seeks refuge in the “Fortuna newsstand” and drinks coffee to keep his exhaustion at bay, but nods off regardless. Flocks of birds follow him into his daydream, in which he tries to escape his isolation and sense of being trapped. He manages this for a moment by picturing an old friend until the traffic and noise of the city slowly catch up to him and he finds himself back at the newsstand. Migrating Birds is an animated film using individual hand-painted frames done with oil paint. The style and traces of the analog production process remain permanently visible.

Felix Reinecker

Felix Reinecker (1985, Münster, Germany) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Düsseldorf, and in 2015 graduated with distinction. In 2019 he graduated from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne postgraduate studies in Animation. He was awarded the Wim Wenders Grant in 2020.