Three Birds

by Zarja Menart

Tri tičice, 2024, animated, 2D animation, multiplane animation, stop motion, digital DCP, 1,85:1, 25, c, 8 min
Finished

SI, HR

A wise birdwoman sends three birds to guide a girl into the dark unknown landscapes of her inner world.

screenwriter
Zarja Menart
director
Zarja Menart
producer
Tina Smrekar
co-producer
Draško Ivezić
lead animator
Zarja Menart
animators
Matej Lavrenčič, Anka Kočevar, Milly Yencken, Ditiya Ferdous, Andreja Goetz, Leo Černic
music composer
Zvezdana Novaković
film editor
Iva Kraljević
sound designer
Julij Zornik

featuring
Zvezdana Novaković, Marija Kordež, Tatjana Brajer

production
Finta Film
co-production
RTV Slovenija, Adriatic Animation
in collaboration with
Film Studio Viba Film
co-funding
Slovenian Film Centre, Croatian Audiovisual Centre
distribution
Bonobostudio

Bonobostudio
Vanja Andrijević
info@bonobostudio.hr

Finta
Tina Smrekar
tina@finta.si

Zarja Menart is a director, animator, illustrator and art director. She has been working side by side with Špela Čadež for a decade revitalising the multiplane cut-out technique as main animator on multiawarded films Nighthawk and Steakhouse. The short animated film The Three Birds is her directorial debut.

“My film, inspired by an old folk tune, symbolizes a journey through the landscapes of body and soul, guided by three birds. Light filtered through transparent papers painted with oil and combined with scratched cut-outs aims to illuminate the subconscious state of mind.”