Bird in Hand
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!
Director: Melody C. Roscher Run Time: 90 min. Format: DCP Rating: NR Release Year: 2026
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 (American 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.
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Bird in Hand
A bride-to-be with a secret agenda returns to her hometown, using her wedding plans to manipulate everyone in her orbit
