Vrije Vogel (Free as a Bird) is an animated film written and directed by Joyce van Diepen and produced by
Corrino Media Group. I had the opportunity to work as an illustrator and visual development artist on this
movie. I worked on the character designs, storyboard, illustrations, environments and visual style.
Vrije Vogel (Free as a Bird) is about a young boy named Imad, who lives in a war zone. When he finds a bird
with a broken wing, he brings it home and carefully nurses it back to health. This new friendship brings Imad
joy, dreams, and strength. Imad learns to listen to his heart and finds the courage to choose a (new) future.
A collaboration with animation studio NMTrix and made possible by KRO-NCRV, Dutch Mediafund and Dutch Filmfund.