From the team who brought you the award-winning short, OMG, comes an ultra-low budget feature film set in the rainforests of British Columbia, Canada. The Birdwatcher is a drama that explores themes of adoption, mother/daughter relationships, and the discovery of what has meaning in the final stages of life.

We will be shooting in March & April 2014, taking advantage of both cityscape and forested locations along the BC coastline.

The Birdwatcher is the story of Saffron, a single mother of two, who after being diagnosed with cancer, embarks on a journey to re-connect with her estranged birth mother in the hopes of finding a home for her children when she is gone.

Director/Producer, Siobhan Devine is an award winning director who has made several short dramas, a couple of experimental ones, a one hour documentary, and the short film, OMG. She has directed episodes of YTV’s Mr. Young and Some Assembly Required. Siobhan is the winner of the 2013 Women in the Director’s Chair Feature Film Award, which donates in-kind services toward the film.

Writer/Producer, Roslyn Muir is an award winning screenwriter who also wrote OMG, has a produced TV Movie, Anatomy of Deception, and has other features and TV movies in development. She has an MFA from UBC’s renowned Creative Writing program.

Executive Producer, Alexandra Raffe is an award winning producer of film and television: I’ve Heard the Mermaids Sing for which she was nominated for a Best Picture Genie Award; Endgame, Mr. Young, and Package Deal.

Executive Producer, Carol Whiteman is a two-time Governor General’s Award-nominee and multiple award-winner for promoting women’s equality and advancing talent in Canada’s screen industry, Carol is best known as a co-creator and the producer of the internationally respected Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC) program. 

Also confirmed are: 
Director of Photography, Peter Woeste

Editor, Daria Ellerman 

Composer, Jennifer Roworth 

Casting Director, Maureen Webb

Associate Producer, Pamela Saunders

Promotion, Alyssa Biller 

Gabrielle Rose: Birdy
Vibrant Canadian actress Gabrielle Rose has earned over 115 film and TV credits, including Atom Egoyan’s 'The Sweet Hereafter' and Carl Bassai’s 'Mothers and Daughters'. Her passion and dedication for the art of film in Canada, as well as across the globe, is justified by the many guest starring roles and portrayals of a large number of real-life characters, including Elizabeth I, Mary Stuart, and Hitler's favorite photographer, Leni Riefenstahl. Gabrielle also starred in our short film, OMG.

Matreya Fedor: Lucy
Matreya is a Canadian teen actress, best known for her roles as Echo in Mr. Young,  Phoebe in The Troop, and most recently in a recurring role alongside Andie MacDowell in Cedar Cove. Matreya shared the screen with Gabrielle in OMG.

Making an "ultra-low budget" film has its challenges, but with your contributions the funding will help us be prepared when those challenges arrive.

The Birdwatcher is an ambitious project that we are planning to make for a humble budget. Thankfully, all of the professionals on our team will be generously donating their talents and expertise for very little compensation. However, making a movie requires many unavoidable expenditures, including:

·  Production Insurance to protect our cast, crew and equipment
·  Securing locations to film
·  Necessary permits for filming
·  Costumes, make-up and props
·  On-set catering
·  Marketing and publicity
·  Film Festival submission fees

Every penny we raise inches us closer to shooting this movie – no donation is too small. Whatever your reason for giving, please make sure you let us know so that we can personally thank you each in a special way.

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