CHUCK CHUCK BABY

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A film of love, loss and music set amongst the falling feathers of a chicken factory.

Present day, industrial north Wales. Helen spends her nights packing chickens and her days caring for dying mother-figure Gwen. Helen’s mundane world is turned upside down by the return of Joanne, a crush from her schooldays. The feeling is mutual, and as they fall in love, Helen’s zest for life returns – but Joanne feels the walls close in as she faces something darker from her past.

With Louise Brealey, Annabel Scholey, Sorcha Cusack, Celyn Jones, Emily Faire


Director: Janis Pugh

Producers: Anne Beresford, Andrew Gillman, Adam Partridge, Peggy Cafferty

Executive Producers:
Kimberley Warner, Lizzie Francke, Mary Fisher, Max Fisher, Kathleen Glynn, Lorcan Kavanagh, Jim Reeve. Artemisia Films, Play House Studios, BFI, Ffilm Cymru Wales, BBC Film, MDF, Great Point Media.
            
International Premiere: Toronto International Film Festival, 2023

National Premiere: Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2023