Sitting Bird • Studio Marginal

SITTING BIRD 席地鳥

Directed by Athena Han

After immigrating to Canada, Ming becomes a stay-at-home father while his career-driven wife, Fei, continues to pursue her dream as a First Officer in China. Struggling with societal pressure of being an unemployed man and a growing sense of inadequacy within his family, one day, Ming sees a lost flamingo named José and feels the need to to rescue it.

Info

Genre: Drama

Year: 2025

Runtime: 17 min

Language: Mandarin, English

Distributor: Les Films du 3 Mars

Cast & Crew

Writer and Director: Athena Han

Cast: Su Jian Ping, Shasha Pu, Oliver Zhao, Eileen Tian, David Mao

Producers: Yael Carnet, Laura Carnet

Executive Producers: Joshua Mao, Fei Ren, Shasha Pu

Associate Producers: Daniel Cheng, Joey Gu

DOP: Christian Lai

Production Designer: Isobel Baker-Smith

Costume Desginer: Cassandra Phillips-Grande

Key HMU: Iza Alegro

Sound Designer: Sharon Tseng

Composer: Peter Hoyi Lin

VFX: Niche VFX

Screenings & Awards

Telefilm Canada's "Not Short on Talent" program - Cannes Short Film Corner 2025

Winner Canadian Grand Prix – Festival Courts d'un soir Montréal 2026

Official Selection – Regard Film Festival 2026

Official Selection – Asiate en Court 2026