Broken Bird (Short film)

This project has already recieved the support of Bristol Pride.

“Broken Bird” gives the spotlight to an underrepresented community : women over fifty years old. I have always wondered what dating must be like when you get older, how different it must be from your twenties with your life experiences and the maturity you acquire.

We do know that life doesn’t stop at forty years old. You can still travel, dream, change career. All of these things take courage and perseverance. But what about dating?

Through this story, written with the help of women telling their personal stories, I wanted to show how strong women are, and mainly, how okay it is to be on your own. Not everyone dreams of being in a relationship, and if they do, it is as the cherry on the cake : a beautiful bonus added to their life, not a necessity to be able to reach happiness.

Women over fifty should be given more light, and more stories, because they are strong, they lived and know what they want and what they don’t want. They dare, but in a different way. They have so much to say and teach.