Piet, an elderly man in a nursing home, finds himself limited in his actions when he suddenly begins to transform into a bird. Although he is still accepted within the group, he feels that it's time to join a new flock.
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Tim Frijsinger Director · Janneke Swinkels Director Peter Mansfelt Cinematographer
United States release November 10, 2025 · Produced in Netherlands, Belgium · Production Beast Animation, Murmur Animation
Production
Spotted Bird
Production
Beast Animation
Production
Murmur Animation
Production
Netherlands · Belgium
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Languages
Original title
Zwermen
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
France · June 9, 2025
Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
United States · November 10, 2025
Digital · Vimeo On Demand
United States
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Animation Is Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Hawai‘i International Film Festival
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · AFI FEST
October 31, 2025 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
November 21, 2025 · Premiere · Philadelphia Animation Festival
Argentina
November 21, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine de Animación
Armenia
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · ReAnimania Int. Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan
Australia
August 9, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Bankaluka International Animated Film Festival
Canada
September 10, 2025 · Premiere · Québec City Film Festival
China
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · Beijing Animation Week
Finland
August 21, 2025 · Premiere · Turku Animated Film Festival
France
October 13, 2025 · Premiere · CinéOpen Festival
November 17, 2025 · Premiere · Rencontres Cinesonne
Georgia
November 11, 2025 · Premiere · TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival
Germany
October 27, 2025 · Premiere · DokLeipzig
Hungary
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Primanima World Festival of First Animations
Italy
November 5, 2025 · Premiere · Sulmona International Film Festival
November 10, 2025 · Premiere · Piccolo Festival Dell'Animazione
Netherlands
September 26, 2025 · Premiere · Nederlands Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Cinekid Festival
Romania
October 3, 2025 · Premiere · Bucharest International Animation Film Festival
South Korea
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Bucheon Int'l Animation Festival
Spain
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · Festival de Sevilla
Taiwan
March 27, 2026 · Premiere · Taiwan Int'l Children’s Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 3, 2025 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · Aesthetica Short Film Festival
November 30, 2025 · Premiere · London International Animation Festival
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