Director Joanne Mitchell makes her feature debut with
Broken Bird, an adaptation of her and Tracey Sheals's 2018 award-winning short Sybil. Co-written by Dominic Brunt,
Broken Bird stars Rebecca Calder as Sybil, a lonely funeral parlor employee who
feels more comfortable among the deceased than the living. Her obsession
with the dead leads her down a dark path.
The film also stars James Fleet, Jay Taylor and Sacharissa Claxton.
Broken Bird is in UK cinemas from August 30th following its
world premiere at Frightfest.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Sybil works at an undertakers. It's a lonely job, with few perks. So she takes solace where she can.