Deepend Films are proud to announce that they were scouted and picked up by the Hollywood-based producers’ representation firm, Ostrow and Company, for their documentary Chickens Can Fly, which tells the story of South African artist Pieter van der Westhuizen’s life.
After negotiations with numerous distribution companies, Page Ostrow has secured distribution for the documentary worldwide.
Chickens can fly is a beautifully made, simple story signifying the artist’s simple and magical world. It is an untarnished representation of how Van der Westhuizen picked up colour and started making art. At a young age he decided that his life was not for him and decided to make another world for himself, in pictures. The documentary follows Van der Westhuizen’s life path and his vision for life.
“This documentary was inspired and driven by the passion of wanting to expose people to the beauty of art,’ comments Paulene Abrey, Executive Producer at Deepend Films. “The aim was to bring the artist and not just his work to the audience. Art is its own unique form of expression and it allows people to look at the world through the eyes of another human being, without being affected by their own thoughts.
“Now we want the public to be aware of the film and see it,’ concludes Abrey.
