Birdeater
The world premiere of a homegrown psychological thriller in which a bride-to-be reluctantly attends her fiancé’s buck’s party, triggering a feral response from the groomsmen.
Recently engaged Irene (Shabana Azeez, also in Run Rabbit Run, SFF 2023) has been roped into joining her awkward but loving fiancé Louie’s (Mackenzie Fearnley) buck’s party weekend out in the sticks. Louie’s deadbeat groomsmen, however, have more in mind than just a quiet glass of pinot by the fire, and as night falls the celebration nosedives into a feverish, drug-fuelled train wreck. Inspired by the likes of Wake in Fright, directing duo Jack Clark (Threshold, SFF 2021) and Jim Weir present a challenging, darkly comic portrait of young Aussie men that strikes a little too close to home.Wheelchair spaces
Some sessions to this film are sold out but wheelchair spaces may still be available. Please call our Box Office on 1300 733 733 or email tickets@sff.org.au to check if you can book a wheelchair space.
Special Guests
Jack Clark
Director
Jack Clark (born 1996) is a Sydney-based filmmaker and screenwriter. His early short films such as Threshold (SFF 2021) drew attention for their use of genre elements from horror and crime in new, subversive contexts. He is the co-founder of Australian independent production company FAX MACHINE alongside Jim Weir. Clark's debut feature film, Birdeater, which he wrote and co-directed with Weir, will be having its world premiere at Sydney Film Festival 2023.
Jim Weir
Director
Jim Weir (born 1997) is a Sydney-based director and the co-founder of independent production company FAX MACHINE. He was nominated for BBFF's Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year for his experimental short film Julia, and he won Best Film at Hell Chess Festival for his crime-thriller short Thirty Pieces. His debut feature, Birdeater, co-directed alongside filmmaking partner Jack Clark, will premiere at Sydney Film Festival 2023.
Presented By
- Program Strand
- Features
- Year
- 2023
- Classification
- Unclassified 18+
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- In English
- Director
- Jack Clark, Jim Weir
- Producer
- Ulysses Oliver, Stephanie Troost
- Cast
- Shabana Azeez, Mackenzie Fearnley, Ben Hunter
- Screenwriter
- Jack Clark, Jim Weir
- Cinematographer
- Roger Stonehouse
- Editor
- Ben Anderson
- Premiere
- World Premiere
- Genre
- Australian Films, Thriller
- Company Credits
- Production Company: Breathless Films
