Broken Bird

Name: Broken Bird
Duration: 1 h 39 min

1hr 39m

3.1/5 (232)

1hr 39m
3.1/5 (232)

Sybil works at an undertakers. It's a lonely job, with few perks. So she takes solace where she can.

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Joanne Mitchell

Producer:

Dragan Ivanovic, Paul Kampf, Holly Levow

Writer:

Dominic Brunt, Joanne Mitchell, Tracey Sheals

Release Date:

Apr 24, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 39m

Synopsis

Sybil works at an undertakers. It's a lonely job, with few perks. So she takes solace where she can.

Cast

James Fleet
Rebecca Calder
Paul Kampf
Jay Taylor
Sacharissa Claxton
Rupert Procter
Kerry Doyle
Robyn Rainsford
Jelena Moore
Steven William Moore

Moviegoers are saying

This gothic psychological horror divides audiences with its polarizing slow-burn approach - while some praise Rebecca Calder's magnetic lead performance and the film's striking cinematography, others find it a laboriously paced festival film that stretches what could have been a compelling short into feature length. The consensus points to gorgeous visuals and committed performances undermined by uneven pacing and predictable plotting.

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3.1

RATINGS 0 FANS

3.1

Mar 19, 2026

"Can I interest you in my character fusion fanfiction? You see she's Amélie but May but Amélie but May but Amélie but May but Amélie but May but British 🥴" - This movie

86 Likes

Val

Dec 31, 2024

Dark; humorous; quirky; short; uneven; well-acted; well-crafted; well-scored.

35 Likes

joshrowley

Aug 22, 2024

FrightFest 2024: Film 16 Never trust any woman who willingly gives herself the Gail Weather’s Scream 3 haircut.

26 Likes

Brad Hanson
Oct 28, 2025

Once in a while a character story about someone who's really messed up comes along and I just eat it up. Super quirky, darkly comedic, and everyone did a great job.

17 Likes

Robert Zilbauer

Feb 17, 2026

A slow-burn psychological drama horror featuring a magnetic leading performance. The film has this gothic vibe with gorgeous cinematography that makes everything feel eerie but also oddly intimate. Performances are strong across the board, especially the lead character,…

14 Likes

sirvived

Aug 22, 2024

Film #1 Frightfest.

11 Likes

Elric Kane
Jul 19, 2024

2024 Ranked FrightFest #01 Perfectly acted, suitably eerie and utterly unique in premise and character, Broken Bird may just be one of FrightFest’s best hidden gems. Full review at Film Focus Online.

8 Likes

bec

Mar 11, 2026

A very, very slow burn psychological horror that takes its time before anything major really starts to unfold. The story follows Sybil, a lonely mortuary assistant whose life revolves around death, isolation, and unresolved trauma. Her fascination with the deceased stems…

8 Likes

LEATH3RFACE

Aug 22, 2024

Certainly a beautiful piece of work to look at but sweet Lord it dragged. A proper film festival film for film festival types. No idea how this got to open FrightFest 2024; that in itself irritates me. The pacing was laboriously slow, it was all pretty predictable and the…

8 Likes

Jon Crane