SPARROW dir. Welby Ings
Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Format: Short Film (15 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch
Language: English
Format: Short Film (15 mins)
Available subtitles: English, Deutsch
FEATURED IN: THE MALE GAZE: FLEETING GLANCES
Sparrow is the beautiful story of a small boy who is teased because he thinks he can fly. When a family myth about his war veteran grandfather is exploded, he discovers the strength to stand up to the bullies in a very unusual way.
WRITTEN BY: Welby Ings
CAST: Matthew Arbuckle, Paul Glover, Tama Jarman
PRODUCED BY: Robin Murphy
CAST: Matthew Arbuckle, Paul Glover, Tama Jarman
PRODUCED BY: Robin Murphy
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
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Welby Ings is an award winning designer, filmmaker and playwright, with his short film ‘Boy’ short listed for the 2006 Academy Awards. An elected Fellow of the British Royal Society of Arts and consultant to many international organisations on issues of creativity and learning, Welby is now a Professor in Design at Auckland University of Technology. Having taught at all levels of the New Zealand education system, he has remained an outspoken critic of dehumanised systems of learning. In 2001 he was awarded the Prime Minister’s inaugural Supreme Award for Tertiary Teaching Excellence.
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