An elderly woman living alone in her suburban family home makes a friend - a fallen bird’s egg she finds in the local park. She takes Egg into her home, and into her heart.
A sensual and evocative film about lonliness, life and love.
Features Paulette Perry as the woman.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2000459
Language
No spoken word
Audience classification
Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Love
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
Digital Betacam; Master
MPEG-2 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
Digital Betacam; Sub-master
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan