Name: Screening: birth/rebirth Introduced by Filmmaker Laura Moss
Start: 2026-01-31T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-31T20:30:00+00:00
Location: Griffith Conference Centre

$Screening: birth\/rebirth Introduced by Filmmaker Laura Moss$

Join us for an in-person free screening of the brilliant body-horror Birth/Rebirth introduced by award-winning NYC filmmaker Laura Moss.
About this Event

Horror fans, cinephiles, and Dry January enthusiasts - you are most welcome to join us for a very special cinematic event.

Screening: birth/rebirth

This special screening of terrifying reanimation body horror birth/rebirth will be introduced by multi-award winning filmmaker and co-writer Laura Moss.

birth/rebirth follows two very different women whose lives collide under extraordinary circumstances.

Rose is a reclusive pathologist who prefers the company of corpses to that of the living — and is obsessively driven by research into bringing the dead back to life. Celie is a devoted maternity nurse whose world revolves around her energetic young daughter, Lila. When tragedy suddenly strikes and Lila dies, Celie’s grief and desperation intersect with Rose’s scientific pursuit.

Against all reason, the two women find themselves drawn together and embark on a dark, uncharted journey that pushes the boundaries of science, motherhood and morality — forcing them to confront how far they’re willing to go to protect what they love most.

Starring: Marin Ireland, Judy Reyes, A.J. Lister, Breeda Wool, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Rina Mejia, Grant Harrison, LaChanze

Director: Laura Moss

Writers: Laura Moss & Brendan J. O'Brien

Check out the trailer here.

Note: IFCO has rated the film Birth/Rebirth with a 16 certificate. This means admission to the film is strictly restricted to persons aged sixteen and over.

Laura Moss

Laura is a filmmaker born and raised in NYC, now based in Dublin. Their work has screened at Sundance, Tribeca, Rotterdam, and SXSW. They were one of Indiewire’s 10 LGTBTQ Creators On The Rise in 2023. Their feature debut, birth/rebirth, premiered in the Midnight section at Sundance 2023 and was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards. Their indie TV pilot, eureka! won Best Direction of a Comedy at Seriesfest in 2019. Their short film Fry Day premiered at SXSW 2017, and was featured on the Criterion Channel alongside the classic Belgian satire Man Bites Dog .

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