Birthday Boy

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World Premiere

Showings

April 14, 2026
7:30 pm – 9:14 pm
Cedar Lee Theatre
Cedar Lee 6
April 15, 2026
4:45 pm – 6:29 pm
Playhouse Square Campus
Allen Theatre

About This Film

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Festival Year: 2026
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Run Time: 14 Minutes
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Film Type: Short
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Animated: No
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Genre: Drama
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Interests: LGBTQ+ Cinema
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Countr(ies): United Kingdom
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Language: English
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English Subtitles: No
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Captions: Closed
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Release Year: 2026

Film Overview

Rae is an artist going through an identity crisis. They’re unsure of their gender, struggling to find success, and starting to feel a little invisible. Today is Rae’s birthday, and when their father Jeff comes to visit, along with his troubled wife Mandy, things start to deteriorate. Tragedy strikes the house within minutes, but Jeff insists that they stick to the birthday plan: a family meal at his favourite Mexican restaurant.

As the day goes on, Rae fights to hold the family together, comfort their grieving partner Alice, keep an eye on the increasingly-drunken Mandy, and deal with the non-stop stress of Jeff’s personality, all while being ignored and misunderstood by everyone around them; until the tension bursts and they finally confront their father, with awkward results.

Film Contact: Rosa Brooke

Cast & Crew

Directed By

Rosa Brooke

Produced By

Logan Fyn

Screenwriting

Rosa Brooke

Cinematographers

Daniel Embers

Editors

Rosa Brooke

Principal Cast

Megan Louise Wilson, Graeme Culliton, Samantha Russell, Jane Griffiths