Jane Weinstock’s New Film THREE BIRTHDAYS Out Now

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A poster for Three Birthdays

In 1970, at the height of the sexual revolution, an idealistic academic couple and their 17-year-old daughter wrestle with revolutionary ideas around sex, race, and class. Available on Amazon, AppleTV & VOD.

Written and Directed by Jane Weinstock '74
Starring: Josh Radnor, Annie Parisse, Nuala Cleary, Dolly Wells, Jasmine Batchelor, Gus Birney, Uly Schlesinger and Guy Burnet
Produced by Andrea Miller, Chris Collins, and James Welling

Bobbie is determined to lose her virginity on the day of her 17th birthday, but she will lose more than that. Serious, humorous, and intimate, THREE BIRTHDAYS follows a left-leaning, academic family in 1970 as each of its members wrestles with the contradictions of the Sexual Revolution in the era of the Vietnam War. When Bobbie discovers her mother’s infidelity and acts out furiously, she sets off a chain of confrontations that forces her father and mother to face their own insecurities as accomplished middle-class intellectuals. On each of their birthdays, hopes are dashed, and secrets revealed. Culminating on a day of national reckoning, the film sits right in the middle of that uncomfortable place where the personal and the political collide.

From Ethan Padgett of Film Threat: "Jane Weinstock excels at directing her cast. Josh Radnor, Annie Parisse, and Nuala Cleary each make their characters relatable and nuanced. Nuala Cleary provides depth in her performance as Bobbie and is subtle in conveying big emotions. ...Tonally, this film is reminiscent of Mike Nichols’ The Graduate and Noah Baumbach’s White Noise. Three Birthdays is an excellent drama due to its three-dimensional characters and thought-provoking ideas.”

Website: http://www.threebirthdays.com