Broken Bird (2020)
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Country:
USA
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Duration:
10 min
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Genre:
drama
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Director:
Rachel Harrison Gordon
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Producer:
Alon Gur, Rachel Harrison Gordon
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Cast:
Bill Aiken, Chad L. Coleman, Mel House, Indigo Hubbard-Salk, Jari Jones
About film
Birdie is a Black and Jewish daughter of the divorced parents in a biracial family, raised by her mom in a New Jersey suburb. While she is studying an excerpt from the Torah by heart for her upcoming Bar Mitzvah, Donna Summer’s Bad Girls is playing in her head. That is a poignant example of how two cultures get intertwined in this young woman. Birdie spends a visitation day with her father, and talks to him about divorce, hair straighteners, fake handbags – and searches for her own personality. This is a stylish debut indie film about the unexpected meeting of age-long traditions was part of the Berlinale 2020.
Rewards and nominations
- 70th Berlin International Film Festival — nominee: Best Short Film
- Atlanta Film Festival 2020 — Filmmaker to Watch Award
- Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020 (USA) — nominee: Best Student Film
Director
Rachel Harrison Gordon is an American director born in 1990. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering. Rachel served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow for the Obama Administration. Rachel is an MFA/MBA candidate at NYU Tisch/Stern and a Sundance 2020 Blackhouse Fellow. Broken Bird is Rachel's first film. It premiered at Berlinale 2020 as part of its Generation programme aimed at children and youths.
Director
Rachel Harrison Gordon is an American director born in 1990. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering. Rachel served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow for the Obama Administration. Rachel is an MFA/MBA candidate at NYU Tisch/Stern and a Sundance 2020 Blackhouse Fellow. Broken Bird is Rachel's first film. It premiered at Berlinale 2020 as part of its Generation programme aimed at children and youths.
