<p><strong>"Theatre of the absurd." - filmmaker Albert Serra</strong></p>

<p>With his debut feature <em>Honor de Cavalleria</em> (MIFF 07) - an experimental reworking of the Don Quixote story - Albert Serra proved himself a filmmaker treading an unconventional path. With <em>Birdsong</em>, shot in otherworldly black & white, he again shows his penchant for minimalism, this time focusing on the Biblical journey of the Magi to the site of Christ's birth. <br /><br />These Wise Men aren't quite the austere characters suggested by the Bible; lost and frustrated in their search for the Christ Child, as their guiding star takes its time appearing, they bicker constantly about how to proceed, provoking some dryly hilarious moments.<br /><br />A kind of experimental, Ancient-world road movie, <em>Birdsong</em> was shot using only natural light, in the remarkable landscapes of Iceland and the Canary Islands.<br />