About London Film Festival: Nightbitch
Based on the bestselling 2021 novel of the same name, director Marielle Heller has created a profoundly original exploration of motherhood and identity, destined to be one of the most talked-about films of the year.
Amy Adams plays Mother, a former city-dwelling artist and curator who chooses to stay home (now a suburban home) with her toddler son as her husband travels frequently for business. She loves her son deeply, but that does not prevent her from feeling isolated and exhausted. How did her life become a numbing grind of diaper changes and cutting bananas into little pieces?
Still unstrung from an extremely unsuccessful attempt to connect with other mothers at the library’s Baby Book Time, and unable to keep her emotions bottled up inside any longer, Mother begins to see and hear things in the night that beckon to her. Soon, something primal and feral rises up within her, allowing her to unleash — and return to — her inner power and identity.
Please note there will be no trailers or ads for this screening.
Pre-screening short film
Dusty Do Good
Dir: Jack Huston
Cast: Godwin Hodges, Dean Ridge
14 mins
A young boy with Down’s syndrome escapes his troubled home life through an old cowboy TV show. He roams his estate as a righteous lawman, but things take a darker turn when he runs into a local gang.
MAC's BFI London Film Festival pre-screening short films are all made in the Midlands by Midlands filmmakers.
BFI London Film Festival
Presented with the 68th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express.
Booking info
To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.
Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.
MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.
