Bird in Hand | A Queer Mystery about a Compulsive Thief

A compulsive thief is drawn to a man in a relationship. Is he a potential fling or the thief’s next mark?

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🐥 Bird in Hand
Dir. Nick Beardslee
https://www.nickbeardslee.com

A short film as structurally perfect as a New Yorker Magazine short story, and possessing that same blend of literary quality married to contemporary urban themes, Bird in Hand is a revelation to me—a sexy, playful, queer story where the queerness is taken for granted in order to prioritize other elements. At a tight 13min, Brooklyn filmmaker Nick Beardslee has crafted a real delight, economically establishing the world and the context of his characters before colliding them in a tense will-he-or-won’t-he romantic drama adorned with modest mystery elements. The stakes are ultimately low, but the characters are authentic, and the plot keeps you guessing until the end. Sophisticated and satisfyingly self-contained, it would not be out of place within a prestige TV anthology series and is one of my faves of the year so far.- S/W Curator, Jason Sondhi
FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/04/26/bird-in-hand/

*Cast + Crew*
Starring: Julian Manjerico, Drew Elhamalawy, Jack Kay, Shonnon Marshall, Blake Griffey, Natalie Kastner, Brianna Stoute
Director + Screenwriter: Nick Beardslee, Tij D'oyen
Producer: Nick Beardslee, Tij D'oyen
Production Designer: Blake Griffey

Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

Видео Bird in Hand | A Queer Mystery about a Compulsive Thief канала Short of the Week