Originally premiering at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival, Birdeater, the feature directorial debut of filmmaking duo Jack Clark and Jim Weir, is set to arrive in U.S. theaters and on VOD early next year.
Described as “feral,” the psychological thriller unravels the chaos of a bachelor party gone wrong at a remote Australian property. The film was also screened at the 2023 Melbourne International Film Festival and had its North American premiere at the 2024 SXSW Festival.
Birdeater stars Mackenzie Fearnley, Shabana Azeez, Ben Hunter, Jack Bannister, Clementine Anderson, Alfie Gledhill, Harley Wilson, and Caroline McQuade.
Release Date
Directed by Jack Clark and Jim Weir, Birdeater opens in select US theaters and on VOD on January 10, 2025.
Synopsis
A bride-to-be is invited to join her own fiancé’s bachelor party on a remote property in the Australian outback. But as the festivities spiral into beer-soaked chaos, uncomfortable details about their relationship are exposed, and the celebration soon becomes a feral nightmare.
Reviews
Meagan Navarro in a Bloody Disgusting review gave the film a score of 3.5/5, writing, “An audacious reckoning with identity told through a familiar scenario gone wrong. Borrowing a page from Wake in Fright, Clark and Weir’s feature debut examines heady concepts through confident filmmaking and subversion of tropes through horror techniques.”
J Hurtado in a Screen Anarchy review praised the film, writing, “Clark & Weir wield their script like a scalpel, digging into the flesh as it decays even though the body refuses to believe that it’s already dead. Harrowing.”
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for Birdeater.
Theater Listings
January 10, 2025
Albuquerque: Guild Cinema
Austin: Alamo Drafthouse Mueller Austin Mueller
Boston: Alamo Drafthouse Boston Seaport
Chicago: Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville
Columbus: Gateway Film Center
Los Angeles: Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles: Laemmle Glendale
New York: Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan
New York: IFC Center
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