The Songbirds’ Secret

Caroline, archaeologist, is participating in excavations in the countryside, in the very area where she grew up. Lucie, her daughter, joins her for a few days during her holidays. Caroline always dodged the questions about her family history. However, Lucie learns that her mother is from here and that she is hiding a secret. Also, when she realizes that a couple of tits wants to help her in her quest, the young girl decides to follow them without hesitation. Thanks to the birds, Lucie goes from discovery to discovery…

Unifrance

• For the targeted youth, The Songbirds’ Secret is an inspiring story about following your instincts and enjoying your childhood. It can inspire them to speak their minds and if it hits them right, remind them that family is more complicated than they may believe. For the adults in the audience, it becomes a calm watch. The Songbirds’ Secret whisks you away from the darkness of reality into a world of magic and wonder. You become lost both in the story and in the art form as well. There is something quite magical about Lucie as she knows what she wants and goes for it. While some children’s films have a rambunctious child who does not listen to parents and ignores rules and instructions given to her, Lucie can speak her mind while remaining polite and caring to her elders.
  BFI London Film Festival 2025 Review 

• The Songbirds’ Secret proves to be a work of great sensitivity, full of the softness of childhood and typical experiences of holidays in the countryside (woodland and farmland creatures, tractors, old mopeds, casual adventures, etc.). Imbuing the film with a spirit which seems half-way between The Famous Five and Scooby-Doo and which is highly accessible to younger audiences, the director (…) spins a delicate yarn touching upon family ties (and wounds) which have been undone by the vagaries of life, while slowly and suggestively drawing the most out of the story’s natural setting. It results in a luminous and visually beautiful film which is both humble and technically subtle (…), a movie which will win over the youngest viewers, stir up good summer memories for older audiences and which skilfully follows in the realistic-poetic footsteps of French animation by masters such as Michel Ocelot and Jean-François Laguionie.
  Cineuropa

• Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France)
• BFI London Film Festival (United Kingdom)
• Festival 2 Valenciennes (France)
• Just Film – Youth and Children’s Film Festival (Estonia)
• Festival Voir Ensemble (Grenoble, France)
• La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival (France)

• Golden Goblet Award for Best Animated Feature — Shanghai International Film Festival, China
• Best Film Award — Just Film Festival (POFF), Tallinn, Estonia
• Audience Award — Les Vendanges du 7e Art Festival, Pauillac, France
• Audience Award — Lucas Film Festival, Frankfurt, Germany