Bird's-eye View: Glendyn Ivin on Chance and Nature in 'Penguin Bloom'

Based on the true story of Sam Bloom's life-changing injury and psychological recovery with the aid of her family's pet magpie, Penguin Bloom eschews aesthetic or narrative overcomplication in its translation to screen. Speaking with director Glendyn Ivin, Jasmine Crittenden discusses a filmmaking process in which the unpredictability of working with children and animals was embraced – and a film in which personal relationships, be they human or bird, take centre stage.

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