Bird In Hand

This has a pretty self-assured tone and guiding sense of fun around its main character. It is trying a little too hard on the emotional journey of the protagonist, there is no room for the viewer to fill in the gaps. The same goes for the comedy, where it is a little too in…

Bryan Loomis

Really loved moderating the Q&A with filmmaker Melody C. Roscher and producer Saba Zerehi. James Le Gros was so funny in this. I'm so glad he's working with so many young female directors. VAFF #4

Marya E. Gates

It’s interesting because there’s a lot going on in a small amount of time. Some of the comedy is played fairly big, and yet some of the biggest gags are played so quietly. It felt like it made the laughs even louder.  Very charming movie. Good performances all around, but…

DGJ

What an absolute treat to walk into with no expectation and no context. Very jealous of everyone who can say they had a hand in this film

Grimlinb

in many ways she’s the worst… but aren’t we all. this movie really reveals how as humans we know we are making the worst decisions yet we still do them anyways. Bird is far from perfect but she encapsulates the human experience of wanting so bad to understand why something…

osagieee

‘“Bird in Hand” is a reflection of one woman confronting the precipice of change. While feeling deeply personal, the film manages to expand the universalities at this particular stage of life, in contention with where someone finds themselves and where they want to…

Morgan

for the tragic mulatto film festival

Sarahann Kolder

Lady bird

OhBoi_ItsDawg

An amazing directorial debut by Melody C. Roscher exploring the complex and nuances of being a mixed race individual raised by only one half of your person.  This one hit a little too close to home for me, from being raised by the narcissistic white mother to not knowing…

Alexa W.