Teaser Trailer for Australian Horror Film ‘Birdeater’ Playing at SXSW

Teaser Trailer for Australian Horror Film ‘Birdeater’ Playing at SXSW

by Alex Billington
March 4, 2024
Source: YouTube

“Should we really be doing that? Shouldn’t you just stop now?” Blue Finch Films has revealed a fantastic festival teaser trailer for a new film titled Birdeater, an Australian indie horror flick marking the feature directorial debut of filmmakers Jack Clark & Jim Weir. It first premiered at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival last year and won the Audience Award for Australian Narrative Feature there. And it’s playing at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival coming up this March. Birdeater is an unsettling horror thriller that “represents a visually striking and daring debut from this Australian duo.” A bride-to-be is invited to her fiancé’s bachelor party, but when uncomfortable details of their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn. Vague yet compelling. The film stars Shabana Azeez, Mackenzie Fearnley, Ben Hunter, Jack Bannister, Clementine Anderson, Alfie Gledhill, Harley Wilson, and Caroline McQuade. Oh damn. Yeah this looks quite good, even from only 30 seconds of footage. I’m quite curious to find out what’s going on here…

Here’s the first teaser trailer for Jack Clark & Jim Weir’s Birdeater, direct from YouTube:

A bride-to-be is invited to join her own fiancé’s bachelor party on a remote property in the Australian outback. But as the festivities spiral into beer-soaked chaos, uncomfortable details about their relationship are exposed, and the celebration soon becomes a feral nightmare. Birdeater is co-directed by Australian filmmakers Jack Clark & Jim Weir, both making their feature directorial debut after a few other short films and projects previously. The screenplay is written by Jack Clark. It’s produced by Stephanie Troost & Ulysses Oliver. The film first premiered at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival in July last year. It’s also playing at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival this month in the Visions section. No other release dates are set yet – stay tuned for updates. You can also follow the film on Instagram. First impression? Who wants to watch this?

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