Chicken

A down-on-her-luck, recently single 30-something is forced to move back into her childhood home. As she reconnects with her brother who has Down syndrome, will their differences drive them apart?

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Drama
Comedy

Overview

When Sam splits up with her partner, she is forced to move back into her childhood home with her mother and neurodivergent brother. When depression sinks in, her brother Emmett gets in her face trying to cheer her up and in doing so makes everything worse. But when Emmett is confronted with a situation at a baseball game where he is called a chicken, Sam rises to the challenge to come to his aid and is reminded of what is truly important.

Keywords

sibling relationship
baseball
brother
sister
canada
disability
chicken
down syndrome
special olympics
female filmmaker

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 31, 2023
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Canada
Production: Strange Company Productions
Cast: Roxanne Wilson,Nathan Kay,Jason Konowalchuk,Lucy McNulty,Susinn McFarlen,Aaron Waddingham
Director: Emma Pollard,Lucy McNulty
Writer: Lucy McNulty
Producer: Zack Hamm,Lucy McNulty,Isabelle Deluce
Cinematography: Devin Karringten
Budget: $15,000
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt15705828