Crawling Birds
A film by:
Karim Tajouaout
Production Year:
2024
Official Selection (HelAFF’25) | Short Film
Crawling Birds
12 min. | MOROCCO
Synopsis:
Crawling Birds is a tragic art project, consisting of a connected series of images that narrate the story of humanoid birds living in a deep cave with constrained wings. According to their beliefs flying and soaring are forbidden. That is until a young man discovers the power of his wings, enabling him to explore the wonders of the world outside the cave, and decides to share this revelation with his fellow beings.
The project relies on visual language, incorporating photography and expressive dance. In its form, it bears resemblance to various art movements, including German expressionist cinema and Greek tragedy.
Directed by Karim Tajouaout.
Karim Tajouaout is a Moroccan filmmaker and photographic artist, born in 1992 in Oujda. Trained in applied arts, cinematography, and creative writing, he develops a multidimensional artistic vision at the crossroads of image and storytelling. He has written, directed, and filmed four short films that have won several awards both nationally and internationally. His cinematic work is distinguished by the exploration of profound themes related to the human condition, time, and existence.
Among his works are the short films: “Memoire Chronisme” (2015), “Ghost of Spacetime” (2020), “Hurry Up” (2023), “Crawling Birds” (2024), and “علاش Pourquoi Why” (2025) currently in post-production. He has also taken part in numerous cinematographic and other projects as a director of photography.
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Screening Time:
Thursday 11 September 2025
5 PM
KORJAAMO KINO
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