We do not judge this Birdie because she does not know any better, as we all have experienced.
We do not judge this Birdie because she is remembering.
We do not judge this Birdie because the world is ending.
We do not judge this Birdie because she is changing.
GENRE — coming-of-age, campy queer horror and 20th century historical fiction.
THEMES — queer identity, consumption as it pertains to love, late-stage capitalism, and desire, queer longing, and cannibalism as metaphor
WARNINGS — graphic imagery, death, drug use, and depictions of mental illness (including suicidal ideation). This project also heavily deals with homophobia and transphobia and the depictions included may be triggering for some readers.
POV — a shifting perspective ranging from scenes told in the first person to ones with an omniscient third person
INSPIRATIONS — susan sontag's notes on camp, 1980s/90s LGBTQ+ history, punk subbaculture, spike lee's do the right thing, reality bites, car button cloth by the lemonheads, luc guadanino's bones and all.
STATUS — first part has been written, though in need of a rework; focusing on developing the characters and themes.
𝚂 𝚈 𝙽 𝙾 𝙿 𝚂 𝙸 𝚂 —
Birdie Gish-Sato wakes up in 2023 with the fuzzy logic that she ate someone and a bullet in her mouth. In 1993, she runs into trouble with the law on the night of her band Toilet Bowl's third night on tour. Feeling as though the world is ending quietly, 2023 Birdie goes about her day as normal as she pieces together who she ate. An omniscient and mysterious set of voices known as The Birds navigates us between the thirty years that separate these twin tales. They will show us who Birdie ate, why, and ultimately explores what gnaws at everyone's bile and stomach acid and causes them to want to eat.
𝙲 𝙰 𝚂 𝚃 —
BIRDIE GISH-SATO — portrayed by miki berenyi of lush. A fire-engine haired phoenix of the 1990s. A drummer in a shitty band called Toilet Bowl, the best McDonald's Employee of the Month, proud member of the NYC queer scene, and overall asshole.
SANTO GALLITO — portrayed by benicio del toro. Forty-six miles from the last rest stop, SANTO cries in the bathroom. He has a wooden key in hand as he sniffles on the toilet seat. He's left home to be a man, to make something of himself, and to finally find some peace of mind. Set in 1993 or 2023, Santo is a trans Puerto Riccan living in Detroit, working at Kroger in the metro area as a cashier.
RONNIE VOLKOV — portrayed by angelina jolie. A hell-raiser who makes goosebumps as she walks past, VERONIKA VOLKOV has been a prima ballerina, a murderer, an addict, and a (aspiring) rockstar. She chose RONNIE as a name when she turned twenty-one and manifested her destiny much the way her mother did when they first came to America.
JUPITER TUCKIR — portrayed by al pacino. JUPITER TUCKER is a scoundrel garbage man, former muse, former artist, failed gifted child, and failed lawyer. He has just robbed a grocery store, is coming off a manic episode, and drove his mother's truck off the side of a cliff.
JOSIE ABERNATHY — portrayed by drew barrymore. A sweet young thing and shift lead at the McDonald's Birdie works at. In 2023, she's an it-girl influencer who reads fanfiction at the drive-thru window, and in 1993, she's in over her head, a smidge addicted to cocaine, and trying to 'get her shit together.' In either plot line, Birdie loves her.
𝙰 𝙴 𝚂 𝚃 𝙷 𝙴 𝚃 𝙸 𝙲 𝚂 —
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