Odd Birds is a short musical blending animation and live-action.

Taxidermied birds burst into song in this poetic, darkly comic stop-motion musical. From their display case in a Finnish school, they reflect on the pecking order, belonging, and the rule of the strongest. The birds’ song draws strange parallels between the laws of nature and the unwritten rules of school life. The film addresses serious themes, loneliness, bullying and insecurities, with a surreal twist.

Funding:

Script writing grant from the Finnish Film Foundation 03/2025

Development Support from the Church Media Foundation 11/2025

Production Support from the Finnish Film Foundation 12/2025