The Chinese restaurant is empty. Mister Ping is gone. The exotic bird’s cage stands wide open. No one knows what happened. Two friends, Jason and Kevin, see this as a great opportunity to catch the birds and sell them for a great amount of money. But catching the birds ain’t as simple as it seems…
Nicolas Keppens (Aalst, 1989) graduated in 2012 at KASK / School of Arts Ghent with the short animation film Superstars. After his animation studies at KASK he studied at the film academy of Luca School of Arts in Brussels. Apart from his own projects, Nicolas works as production manager for Studio Hans Op de Beeck, where he is responsible for the production, animation and editing of different projects, e.g. 'Night Time' (Biënnale Venice), 'Staging Silence'. In 2017, he co-directed and wrote the animation short 'Wildebeest', which was screened on many international festivals, such as Fantoche, Anifest, Encounters, Anima Mundi and was shortlisted for the European Film Awards.
"Wildebeest" (2017)
