Directing
Antonia Bird
Born May 5, 1951 · London, England, UK
Died October 24, 2013 · aged 62
Antonia Jane Bird, FRSA (27 May 1951 – 24 October 2013) was an English producer and director of television drama and feature films, a member of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Directors Guild of America, Directors UK,BECTU, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Known For
Ravenous · 1999Ravenous
★ 6.81999
MovieAdventureWestern
After arriving at his new, remote Army outpost, Capt. John Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide – a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify the gruesome claims.
Priest · 1995Priest
★ 6.31995
MovieDramaRomance
The deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must face extraordinary events within his own congregation.
The Hamburg Cell · 2004The Hamburg Cell
★ 5.62004
MovieDramaWar
A fictionalized account of the September 11 hijackers.
Mad Love · 1995Mad Love
★ 5.21995
MovieDramaRomance
Matt falls for Casey, the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a darkness to her whimsy that Matt can't begin to comprehend. When Casey attempts to commit suicide, her parents place her in a mental institution. Matt springs her out, and together the young lovers head on a road trip. They believe their love can "cure" Casey's problems. Matt starts to wonder, though, if are they inspired or misguided.
Safe · 1993Safe
★ 5.31993
MovieDramaTV Movie
Antonia Bird's first feature length film; "Safe" from 1993, focused on the plight of the homeless in London.
Faith · 2005Faith
★ 9.02005
MovieDrama
A gripping story of love, deceit, betrayal and survival set against the backdrop of the Miners' Strike of 1984-85. Michelle is married to Gary, a young miner who goes on strike as soon as the dispute between the Thatcher government and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) begins. Meanwhile, her sister Linda's husband Paul is a local policeman. Paul becomes more and more voluble in his opposition to the strike, while Linda looks around her and witnesses the women of her community suddenly find a voice and independence. The scene is set for political and personal conflicts which would change their lives forever.
A Masculine Ending · 1992A Masculine Ending
★ 8.01992
MovieMysteryThriller
While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night in the flat of a friend's acquaintance. She discovers a sleeping man in one of the bedrooms, and the next morning finds the man gone, but the bed soaked with blood. Returning to Cambridge, she begins to suspect her friend's acquaintance, and others on the staff of the college, are involved with the missing (murdered?) man, and decides to investigate for herself.
Cracker: Nine Eleven · 2006Cracker: Nine Eleven
★ 7.02006
MovieCrimeTV Movie
After living in Australia for the past decade, Fitz and Judith return to Manchester in 2004 for their daughter Katie's wedding. Drinking too much at the reception, Fitz stumbles through a rambling toast, which only embarrasses the bride. Instead of spending time with his grandson, son of his married son Mark, Fitz opts to join in the investigation of a serial killer who has an apparent dislike of Americans in the wake of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq.
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