Project Detail

Birder

Name: Birder
Director: Emmy Kay
Genre: Black, Comedy, Thriller, Woman Director
Released: 2026
Duration: 10 min 24 sec

A mixed race woman in a red hat uses binoculars

A mixed race woman in a red hat and brown coat raises arms with eyes closed

Synopsis

A disenfranchised birdwatcher heads into the woods to find solitude from society, but events soon conspire against her. Will she go to extreme lengths to preserve her tranquillity?

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 10 min 24 sec
Format: 6K
Director: Emmy Kay
Producer: Jen Bradfield
Editor: Emmy Kay
Screenwriter: Emmy Kay
Director of Photography: Darshan Gajjar
Sound: Waqar Shah
Composer: Adam Lewis
Principal cast: Sherelle Armstrong, Annabel Hammond, Glody Kinkiani

Genre

Black Comedy Thriller Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK via Film Hub North and North East Screen

Film Hub North

10 Pilgrim Street,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 6QG

bfinetwork@filmhubnorth.org.uk

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