Bird in Hand with filmmaker Q&A
Directed by
Melody C. Roscher
SHOWTIMES
Movies start 6-8 minutes after listed showtime
*Indicate showtimes with captions
Sun 11/1: 7:00p
GENRE
Comedy
RATING
NR
RUN TIME
1h27min
Coming to the Circle for one night only, presented by The Future of Film is Female! Screening includes the new feature Bird in Hand with writer/director Melody C. Roscher joining for a post-film zoom Q&A, plus the short film Tiger by Loren Waters (Cherokee/Kiowa and Oklahoman) before the feature! Tickets on sale now, $11 members and $13 non-members.
The Future of Film is Female amplifies the work of all women and non-binary filmmakers early in their career through our grant program for short films, our unique programming commitment to theatrical representation (including distribution), our community building with women in the industry to facilitate necessary culture change, and through ensuring equal representation within all of our programs. The FOFIF believes that gender equality is intersectional with racial and LGBTQI+ equality and is therefore committed to creating industry-wide partnerships to work in solidarity towards an equitable future of film. Visit FutureOfFilmIsFemale.com for more.
About Bird in Hand: 1h27min - Comedy, Drama - Not Rated - English
Inspired by Roscher’s own biracial experience, BIRD IN HAND follows the newly engaged Bird Rowe (Alisha Wainwright) as she returns to her rural hometown to plan the wedding with her narcissistic hippie mother Carlotta (Christine Lahti). Bird also has a hidden agenda, one that leads her to her mother's new neighbors, a misguided couple on a mission to 'rebrand' a plantation. Truth, lies, and fantasy collide against that backdrop, leading to a surprising climax as tender as it is funny.
Roscher's bitingly comic feature film debut weaves themes of race, belonging, and family into Bird’s mercurial journey back to herself. James LeGros, Jeffrey Nordling, and Annabelle Dexter-Jones co-star.
About Tiger: 13min - Short Documentary - English
From a 1980s boom to a near collapse, TIGER chronicles Indigenous artist Dana Tiger’s decades-long journey of resilience, as she and her family transform grief and hardship into the revival of their iconic Tiger t-shirt.
