The Only Film That Stayed With Me After Cannes

I know it left Cannes empty-handed. But to me, Bird was a full-score film. Dai Jinhua said the same thing on her podcast—and honestly, when she says something, I listen. The girl films stray cats. Seagulls. Anything that feels freer than her. Her family’s chaos is always off-screen, but you feel it. She meets a man called “Bird,” wearing a dress, soft-spoken, gentle. No explanation. Just someone who doesn’t ask her to explain, either. It’s shot in 16mm. Her phone videos flicker in and out—vertical, horizontal, messy, light. It felt like a memory I forgot I had. #entertainment #movie #Bird2024