Beautiful Birds
Directed by Tommy Clarke
When a widowed birdwatcher reluctantly teams up with her granddaughter for a local birdwatching competition on the Isle of Bute, their search for rare species becomes a heartfelt journey through grief, love, and letting go.
About Beautiful Birds
Beautiful Birds is a 19-minute short film from the UK directed by Tommy Clarke. It screened at the 2026 San Jose International Short Film Festival in the “A Brave New World: Encore Presentation” program.
- Director
- Tommy Clarke
- Program
- A Brave New World: Encore Presentation
- Country
- UK
- Run time
- 19 mins
- Genre
- World Cinema, Festival Favorites