Desc: The Bird Can't Fly: Directed by Threes Anna. With Barbara Hershey, Yusuf Davids, Tony Kgoroge, John Kani. Melody returns home to Fairlands for the funeral of her estranged daughter. But the town has almost disappeared under the encroaching desert. She finds out she has a 10 year old grandson. Melody decides to take the boy away, but he resists.