Written by Dominic Brunt (Actor - Emmerdale), Tracey Sheals and Joanne Mitchell, BROKEN BIRD is based on Mitchell’s short film Sybil and is produced by Zoe Stewart. Holly Levow, Mark Pennell, and Paul Kampf also produce. With Jay Taylor, Sacharissa Claxton, and Robyn Rainsford rounding out the cast.
The film enjoyed a successful festival run earlier this year, earning critical acclaim for its haunting atmosphere and deeply affecting performances.
In BROKEN BIRD, a lonely mortician with a poetic soul (Calder), searches for love and belonging — but as grief and desire collide, her need for connection takes a disturbingly intimate turn.
Rebecca Calder was most recently seen by international audiences in the hit feature The Conjuring: Last Rites, portraying Janet Smurl. Her recent film credits also include Kandahar, opposite Gerard Butler, and Memory, starring Liam Neeson.
James Fleet is a veteran actor whose recent credits include Operation Mincemeat, Scream of the Wolf, Bridgerton, and The Devil’s Hour.
Director Joanne Mitchell is a filmmaker best known for emotionally driven, character-led storytelling, often working within gothic drama and horror. BROKEN BIRD, her debut feature, premiered as the opening film at London’s FrightFest, screened at the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival, and was nominated for the Emerging Raven Award at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF). Rebecca Calder received the Best Actor award at the Independent European Film Festival for her performance as Sybil.
Broken Bird is one of six films developed by Catalyst Studios as part of its early mission to champion female-led stories by women directors and producers
Starring Rebecca Calder and James Fleet and directed by Joanne Mitchell; Critically acclaimed film to open nationwide in U.S. theaters April 24
View the Trailer on YouTube.
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