Director
Melody C. Roscher
Cast
Alisha Wainwright
Christine Lahti
James Le Gros
Annabelle Dexter-Jones
Jeffrey Nordling
K. Todd Freeman
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.
10/2: Post-screening Q&As with writer/director Melody C. Roscher, moderated by Mariama Diallo (MASTER)
10/4: Post-screening Q&As with writer/director Melody C. Roscher, moderated by Libby Ewing (CHARLIEBIRD)
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Q&A with Melody C. Roscher
Q&A with writer/director Melody C. Roscher followinf 10/2 and 10/4 screenings of her feature film, Bird In Hand (2025). Additional guests TBA!
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