De Vogelvriend
Netherlands / Color / 22' / 2016
An intimate documentary about the unique bond between the fourteenyearold Dave and his owl Tristan. Dave shares everything with his bird. Tristan knows him better than anyone. The past year was marked by the loss of his grandmother. The bond with the birds and the peace he finds in them, helps him cope with her death. Now, Dave is about to try and overcome his fears by training eagle Juultje, a much more dangerous bird than Tristan. Will he succeed in training his first bird of prey?
Ingrid Kamerling

Ingrid (1981, The Netherlands) has a degree in Audio-visual Design, direction documentary, a Dual master Journalism and Media, direction audio-visual media and a Bachelor & master psychology. In 2012 she took part and won IDFA Kids and Docs Workshop in Amsterdam
Cast & Crew
- direction: Ingrid Kamerling
- Cinematography: Remko Schnorr
- Editing: Inez Poortinga, Magda Augusteijn
- Sound Design: Hugo Dijkstal
- producer:: Pita de Leeuw, Matthijs van de Laar
- original language: Dutch