Film

Birthday Girl

Director

Portia A. Buckley

Year

2019

This film relishes us with a true, intricate and accurate depiction of underrepresented characters, unspoken family dynamics and unheard communities in Manchester’s notorious Moss Side. Centred around B, a middle-aged woman balancing her role as a mother to an overprotective son, and her intimate relationships with other men. The film explores what happens when these two worlds collide.