Feathers
dir. Omar El Zohairy · 2021
Life often requires us to confront absurdity and chaos in order to discover our true selves and reclaim our agency.
A magician's trick goes awry at a child's birthday party, transforming the authoritarian father into a chicken, leaving the passive mother to navigate the chaos. Watching this film feels like stepping into a surreal world where the absurdity of family life is laid bare, revealing the hidden strength of a woman pushed to her limits.
A passive mother who dedicates her life to her husband and children. Stuck in daily, repetitive, mundane chores, she has made herself as little as she possibly could. When a magic trick goes wrong at her 4-year-old son's birthday party, an avalanche of coincidental absurdities befalls the family. The magician turns her husband, the authoritarian father, into a chicken. The mother is now forced to come to the fore and take care of the family while moving heaven and earth to bring her husband back. As she tries to survive, she goes through a rough and absurd transformation.
