Birdie
Critical Response
“Birdie’ announces a filmmaker of genuine talent, one committed to formal rigor and cultural specificity — cinema that treats loss not as a problem to be resolved but as a condition that continues to shape daily life.”
Read the full Sundance review of Birdie on Akoroko
Additional Press
Mackinaw Mail - Critical review exploring history, silence, and responsibility
Splash Magazines Worldwide - Review of Birdie following its Sundance premiere
Credits
Written & Directed by
Praise Odigie Paige
Produced & Costume Designed by
Yety Akinola
Edited by
Andrew Stephen Lee
Executive Producer
Noni Limar
Producers
Praise Odigie Paige
Noni Limar
Nat Majette
Associate Producer
Devon Deming
Consulting Producer & Script Consultant
Kiera Lewis
Director of Photography
Lidia Nikonova
Production Design
Vera Jigalova
Anastasiia Glushneva
Composer
Luke Paige
Casting Director
Elina Angel
Assistant Director
Elina Angel
Script Supervisor
Erica Matz
1st Assistant Camera
Daniel Muchnik
2nd Assistant Camera
Alexandria Jones
Camera Production Assistant
MJ Atawater
Gaffer
Karson Kane
Key Grip
Stewart Jeffers
Swing
Sky Dexter
Sound Engineer
Chuck Hendy
Assistant Costume Designer
Luna López
Key Makeup Stylist
Gabriela Vergara
Key Hair Stylist
Raheem Elijah Brandon
Key Production Assistant
Kadasha Eliacin
Caterer
Bryan Joy
Catering Assistant
Adam Sue
Colorist
Joseph Bicknell, Company 3
Sound Designer
Andrés Silva
Re-recording Mix
Andrés Silva
Nicolas Gomez Valencia
Additional Music by
Jordan Ali
Score Mixer
Benjamin Louis Brody
Trailer Editor
Ian Wallace
Creative Director – Marketing
Claire Gustavson
Title & Credits Design
Shaumbe
Poster Design
Taylor Lewis
Post Production Supervisor
Dhruv Sud
Special Thanks
Arri Rental - Camera & Lenses
Kodak - Film Supplied
ValLimar Jansen
TaRaach Mathis El
Patrick Odigie
Mabel Odigie
Leslie Paige
Randy Paige