Elder Birdsong

The story

Elder Birdsong is an animated musical short film in which 3 elderly birds: an ailing Owl, a physically challenged native Tui, and a couple of isolated migratory Korean Godwits sing about challenges of mobility, loneliness, and self-reliance. It is through their humour and dignity that these ageing birds demonstrate their resilience and provoke us to pick up the phone and get in touch with the elderly people in our lives. The film is a collaboration between public health scholars and filmmakers in New Zealand.

Cast & crew

Rima Te WiataTui

Margaret Baker

Margaret BakerOwl

Chunjoon Hwang

Chunjoon HwangMr Godwit

Yoon Young Kim

Yoon Young KimMrs Godwit

Heather Hickman

Heather HickmanSuzanne