Postshow Q&A with director Melody C. Roscher

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.

A Future of Film is Female release.

BIRD IN HAND will be preceded by Emily Deforest’s short film SHOW TONIGHT. A performer in upstate New York spirals as she tries to bring in an audience for her latest show. Emily DeForest directs and stars in a comedic look at a woman’s last-minute promotional efforts leading up to her performance.

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Accessibility info:

WED. OCT 7 at 7:30 (upstairs)