Der kleine Vogel und die Bienen

The Little Bird and the Bees
It is springtime and the little bird is taking care of the first leaves on the tree. Then the blossoms open up one by one, and the bees coming buzzing along. Awakened by the sweet taste of nectar, the little bird follows them over the flower meadow. But the greedy fox is once again in pursuit. In previous episodes, the little bird met a lost leaf, a churlish squirrel and a farting caterpillar. Now it can enjoy the company of some new neighbours.
by Lena von Döhren Switzerland 2020 Without dialogue 5’ Colour World premiere recommendation: 5 years and up

Crew

Written and Directed by Lena von Döhren
Animation Lena von Döhren
Editing Fee Liechti
Visual Effects Nils Hedinger
Music Martin Waespe
Sound Christof Steinmann
Producers Jochen Ehmann, Ted Sieger, Gerd Gockell
Co-Producer Gabriela Bloch-Steinmann
Co-Production Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen – SRF Zürich

Produced by

Schattenkabinett

Additional information

www.derkleinevogel.com

Lena von Döhren

Born in Berlin, Germany in 1981, she graduated in audiovisual communication from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam and then took a master’s degree in design at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland, majoring in animation. Her work has already featured in the Berlinale Generation section with The Little Bird and the Leaf in 2012, The Little Bird and the Squirrel in 2015 and The Little Bird and the Caterpillar in 2017.

Filmography (animated films)

2012 Der kleine Vogel und das Blatt (The Little Bird and the Leaf) 2014 Der kleine Vogel und das Eichhörnchen (The Little Bird and the Squirrel) 2017 Der kleine Vogel und die Raupe (The Little Bird and the Caterpillar) 2020 Der kleine Vogel und die Bienen (The little Bird and the Bees) · Der kleine Vogel und die Bienen (The Little Bird and the Bees) 2023 Tümpel (Pond); co-director: Eva Rust

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023