screening format
DCP
aspect ratio
1:1
sound format
5.1 Audiomix
A budgie finds itself in a luxurious wellness hotel that promises stressed birds peace and relaxation. But between the lulling sound of the fountains and soothing massages, it longs only to return to its cage.
director
Merlin Flügel
Script
Merlin Flügel
Editing
Merlin Flügel
Animation
Merlin Flügel
Production
Merlin Flügel
Szenenbild / Production Design
Merlin Flügel
DOP
Merlin Flügel
Original Score
David Kamp
Sound Design
David Kamp
Festivals
2026
Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Germany
2026
Pictoplasma Conference & Festival, Berlin, Germany
2026
IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Lissabon, Portugal
Production
- Merlin Flügel
Sales
- MIYU Distribution
- Luce Grosjean
- https://miyu.fr/distribution
Distribution
- MIYU Distribution
- Luce Grosjean
- https://miyu.fr/distribution
Merlin Flügel
Born in Naila;
2012 internship at Studio Filmbilder with Andreas Hykade;
graduated in 2017 from the University of Arts and Design Offenbach;
member of the GOGO TANDA animation collective;
lives and works in Berlin.
Filmography
2011 How To Disappear
2012 ECHO
2018 Rules of Play
2026 Hotel Oblique
