Bird in Hand + Q&A

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.

The 10/2 screening of Bird In Hand will be preceded by:
Interloper (Kerry O’Neill, 2025, 17MIN): A troubled 16 year old girl disrupts the harmony in her new foster home.

Post-screening Q&A with writer/director Melody C. Roscher and actors Christine Lahti  and Annabelle Dexter-Jones, moderated by Mariama Diallo (Master).

The 10/4 screening of Bird In Hand will be preceded by:
Crazy For You (Greta Diaz Moreau, 2024, 17MIN): In the heart of Spain’s rural Y2K, 16-year-old Alma is desperate to be seen, especially by José. Overlooked by everyone, she finds an unexpected guide in a strange, staring bull that draws her toward something deeper than the attention she craves.

Post-screening Q&A with writer/director Melody C. Roscher and actor Christine Lahti, moderated by Libby Ewing (Charliebird).