Starring: Alisha Wainwright, Christine Lahti, James Le Gros, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Jeffrey Nordling, K. Todd Freeman

The FOFIF presents a special screening of its new theatrical release Bird in Hand, featuring a conversation with writer/director Melody C. Roscher, moderated by Jacqueline Castel (My Animal). To make an additional $10 donation to The Future of Film is Female, select the “Event + Donation” ticket on the checkout screen.

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

Before the feature:
COLD CALL (2026) by Elise Kibler
A cult of office workers are convinced the only way they can escape the disgusting human race and return to their home planet is by calling strangers for their credit card information – we see Penny, the cult’s highest performer, on the day a caller forces her off-script. 13 min.