How to Catch a Bird

How To Catch a Bird is a stop motion short based on a childhood memory. It's the graduation film I made for my masters in animation at AKV St. Joost Breda.
When I was eight; my dad taught me how to fish. He told me to take the worm off the hook after fishing, but I had no idea why. After fishing I forgot about the worm and left it dangling on the hook. If I only knew then what the consequence of this action would be.

Animation by Vera van Wolferen
Music by Gerard van Wolferen

Screened at:

October 2013 Primanima, Hungary
November 2013 Libelula Animation Festival, Spain
November 2013 Animatiefestival Zwolle, Netherlands
December 2013 Animateka, Slovenia
March 2014 Fete de l’anim, France
March 2014 Disposable Film Fest, U.S.A.
March 2014 Holland Animation Film Festival, The Netherlands
April 2014 A/V Club Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 2014 Golden Kuker, Sofia
May 2014 Non Stop Animation Festival, Barcelona
May 2014 Bonsai Film Festival, Acqualagna, Italy
June 2014 Mo&Friese Children's Short Film Festival Hamburg
July 2014 Lago Film Fest, Lago Italy
July 2014 Barnafilmar - Animation for Children, Faroe Islands
September 2014 Balkan Film Food Festival
September 2014 Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival, Canada
September 2014 Nederlands Film Festival, Netherlands

Cast: Vera van Wolferen

Tags: stop motion, cardboard, animation, vera van wolferen and AKV st. joost