Bird Sunday, November 10, 2024 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Writer-director Andrea Arnold returns to the gritty social realism of Fish Tank and the Oscar-winning Wasp, but as always, the British auteur subverts our expectations — here taking flight with a fantastical tale of transformation. Twelve-year-old Bailey (newcomer Nykiya Adams) lives with her single father Bug (a tattooed Barry Keoghan) and brother Hunter (Jason Buda) in a squat in North Kent. Bug struggles to find time for his children, leading Bailey to seek adventure elsewhere. Leaving the graffiti-covered walls of the squat where her family resides, she meets Bird (Franz Rogowski), an eccentric dreamer who dares her to spread her wings. A striking coming-of-age tale that hides its magic in plain sight.
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- This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building.
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Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.
Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L'Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.
Bird
Directed by Andrea Arnold
(USA, 2024, 119 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital