Chicken
A down-on-her-luck, recently single 30-something is forced to move back into her childhood home. As she reconnects with her brother who has Down syndrome, will their differences drive them apart?
2023 | 14m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Emma Pollard, Lucy McNulty |
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| Writer: | Lucy McNulty |
| Staring: |
| When Sam splits up with her partner, she is forced to move back into her childhood home with her mother and neurodivergent brother. When depression sinks in, her brother Emmett gets in her face trying to cheer her up and in doing so makes everything worse. But when Emmett is confronted with a situation at a baseball game where he is called a chicken, Sam rises to the challenge to come to his aid and is reminded of what is truly important. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 31, 2023 |
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| Director: | Emma Pollard, Lucy McNulty |
| Writer: | Lucy McNulty |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | sibling relationship, canada, baseball, chicken, down syndrome, brother, sister, special olympics, disability, female filmmaker |
| Production Companies | Strange Company Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $15,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 08, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lucy McNulty | Sam |
| Aaron Waddingham | Emmett |
| Susinn McFarlen | Cate |
| Nathan Kay | Chicken Man |
| Roxanne Wilson | Kelly |
| Jason Konowalchuk | Nolan |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Devin Karringten | Director of Photography |
| Dylan McNulty | Music Supervisor |
| Amanda Robinson | Production Designer |
| Kearra Guldemond | Makeup & Hair |
| Leon Hampson | Makeup & Hair |
| Grace Mathisen | Assistant Director |
| Sam Beatch | Sound |
| Rayce Vaughan | Sound |
| Noah Asanias | Still Photographer |
| Conor Bowron | Grip |
| Rhys Brisbin | Key Grip |
| Steven de Zwart | Gaffer |
| Rusty Deluce | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Dominic Pobubelski | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Charlotte Porro | Lighting Technician |
| Claire Johnstone | Costume Assistant |
| Julia Kliuchnyk | Script Supervisor |
| Kristin McNulty | Catering |
| Allan Morgan | Catering |
| Danielle Klaudt | Costume Design |
| Emma Pollard | Director, Editor |
| Lucy McNulty | Director, Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Isabelle Deluce | Producer |
| Zack Hamm | Producer |
| Lucy McNulty | Producer |
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