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Birthday Girl

A birthday to remember, or to forget

Director Portia A. Buckley

Writers Portia A. Buckley, Michael Lindley

Producers Michael Lindley, Jason Maza

Cast Rebecca Callard, David Judge

Genre Drama

Runtime 17 minutes

Released 2019

B is too old to be acting like this. Or so Shannon, her controlling, over-protective son, seems to think. In her early 40s, and with another birthday coming up, B is still getting drunk after work, kissing semi-strangers and doing runners from taxis.

It's the day of his mum's party, so Shannon decides to forgive and forget his mum's self-destructive antics from the night before. But when one of B's would-be suitors turns up to return her bag and try to take things to the next level, old family dysfunctions flare up and threaten to stop B's new romance before it's even started.

Festival selections include: LA Shorts International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Dublin International Film Festival.

Winner of Best UK Short at Liverpool International Film Festival.