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The Films That Influenced ‘The Thing That Ate The Birds’
It’s hard to recall if any specific film/s influenced The Thing That Ate the Birds as we were primarily inspired by living for a time on the Yorkshire moors and getting to know the local Gamekeepers. But we do remember using the opening twisted up body from It Follows alongside the photographer Gregory Crewdson as reference for the final shot. We also remember discussing the one-two punch of ‘Blue Ruin/Green Room’ as a starting point for a deliberate and controlled…
Husband & wife duo Sophie Mair & Dan Gitsham are partners in life and film. After collaborating for 10 years in different capacities they became Co-Directors in 2019, first with DIY micro short ‘BILL’ and then the BFI/ALTER financed ‘THE THING THAT ATE THE BIRDS’. Their award-winning short films have screened at over 200 international film festivals including SXSW, Sundance London, BFI London Film Festival, Sitges, Tampere, BIFAN and Fantasia, and in 2021 they were part of the prestigious Network@LFF development programme at BFI London Film Festival. Previous honorees of the Screen International Star of Tomorrow and the John Brabourne Bursary, Sophie and Dan are currently developing new macabre shorts and features including ‘Ginger’ with the BFI.
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