The trailer for this feature film.
An excerpt from this feature film.
An excerpt from this feature film.
An interview with actor Rhys Darby.
An interview with actor Sally Hawkins.
An interview with director Paul Murphy.
An interview with bird trainer Mark Vette.
The actors meet the birds.
B-Roll: Behind the scenes footage.
7 Days - Series One, Episode Three
Also features Rhys Darby
Wildlife of the Mountains
More native ducks - the rare whio
Second-Hand Wedding
Features the same writer/director
The Price of Milk
Another quirky Kiwi romance
In My Father's Den
More of actor Emily Barclay
Pulp Comedy - Series Five, Episode Three (Rhys Darby)
Rhys Darby’s stand-up comedy
How to Meet Girls from a Distance
A contemporary Kiwi rom-com
From Where I'm Standing
More romance-spurring birds
The Big Art Trip - Series Two, Episode Six
An arts documentary featuring writer Nick Ward
Stars in Her Eyes
Another rom-com
Director Paul Murphy follows Second Hand Wedding with a romance featuring comedian Rhys Darby, songs by Queen and ... a duck. Darby plays heartbroken nice guy Doug: after a close encounter with a native duck (a paradise shelduck) with emotional problems, he enlists expert help from a sassy animal specialist (played by Brit Sally Hawkins, a Golden Globe-winner for feature Happy-Go-Lucky). True to rom-com form, love ensues ... eventually. NZ Herald reviewer Russell Baillie called Love Birds “an endearingly funny, if sugar-coated local romantic comedy”.
You’re just some bloke who’s too scared to fly, with a duck that can’t.– Holly (Sally Hawkins) to Doug (Rhys Darby)
Produced by
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Atlantic Film Production
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Eyeworks - Matthew Metcalfe
Availability
Available on DVD at rental and retail outlets; to buy and rent from iTunes
More information
Acknowledgements
Icon Entertainment International in association with Silver Reel, the New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air, Digipost and Eyeworks
Music
Music composed by Plan Nine
Featuring songs by Queen