Bird's Song

Bird's Song

Bird's Song

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Bird's Song

2020

0h 18m

8.0(1 votes)

Overview

Ibrahim is a concierge at an art school in Switzerland. One day, a student who is looking for Ethiopian songs for a project asks for his help. Her insistence will force Ibrahim to reconnect with his past and his origins.

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Haute école d'art et de design – Genève (HEAD – Genève)

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