Puffling

20m • Documentary, Teen, Short, Coming of age, Environment, Wildlife, Youth, Women, Teenagers • 2023

Every summer, on a remote island off the coast of Iceland, teenagers Birta (18) and Selma (16) rescue pufflings (adolescent puffins) from imminent danger. As the young birds leave their nests and embark on their first journeys out to sea, lights from town draw them inland: leaving them trapped. Over one night, we follow Birta and Selma as they exchange night-time parties for nocturnal puffin rescues: saving lost pufflings, whilst also grappling with their own uncertain futures. A coming-of-age documentary about growing up, making choices, and dealing with encroaching environmental pressures, PUFFLING explores the delicate interplay between wildlife, our surroundings, and human life.