Hi All!

We are all 3rd-Year Murdoch University Film Students in WA, Australia, and we are the crew of the 'Bird Right' Documentary. We are hoping to raise some money to help cover our production costs!

Our director, Michelle, is an international student from Germany, and our tutor green-lit her documentary idea (Bird Right, hence why we're here hehe). Only 5 out of 26 in our class made the cut, and she was one of them. Not only that, but out of the 5 directors, she is one of two women chosen.

Adding onto that, our crew is a little special... we are the only crew in the entire class that is all women!

Here is a little bit about the film:

The film deliberately avoids political debate and steps back from polarised discourse to create distance and perspective. It reframes migration beyond statements such as “this person came here illegally” and instead views it as a natural human condition. By removing political framing, the documentary invites reflection on a universal level: all people share one planet in space, and differences are often defined by geographical luck. The film is aimed at a broad audience, especially those with little direct experience of migration, and centres lived experience, nature, and humanity rather than political voices. The intention is to encourage viewers to step outside fixed perceptions and recognise shared human existence.

“Bird Right” is a 5–7 minute poetic documentary following one or two individuals with refugee or migration backgrounds as they share their personal stories, emotions, and lived experiences. These testimonies are interwoven with recurring visual metaphors of migrating birds, migrating whales, and the night sky, framing migration as a fundamental life cycle across species. Birds cross continents, whales travel thousands of kilometres, and humans have always migrated throughout history, yet humans remain the only species that criminalise movement. Through observational interviews filmed in natural environments, reflective narration, and atmospheric imagery, the film expands from individual experience into a universal perspective in which all life moves and all people share the same Earth.