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SJSFF 2025

Clay Bird

Animation 2025 14 mins Nepal

Directed by Kiran Bhakta Joshi

Clay Bird is a poignant tale of Sichu, a nine-year-old girl and her dotting potter grandfather. The young adolescent elationship with her grandfather is shaken when her more affluent classmates ridicule her potter grandfather. Sichu reacts to being the butt of the joke amongst her peers by lashing out at her grandfather.

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About Clay Bird

Clay Bird is a 14-minute animated short film from Nepal directed by Kiran Bhakta Joshi. It screened at the 2025 San Jose International Short Film Festival in the “Return of the Ink & Paint Club” program.

Director
Kiran Bhakta Joshi
Program
Return of the Ink & Paint Club
Country
Nepal
Run time
14 mins
Genre
Animation, World Cinema

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