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A Bird in the Hand (2025)
Short | 13 min | Short, Crime, Drama

A Bird in the Hand (2025)

Short | 13 min | Short, Crime, Drama

A brother and sister have turned to selling drugs to pay the bills. When they stumble into another dealer's territory, they are forced to reckon with a drug lord turned cult leader.

Directors

DJ Laguna | Janssen Swent

Writers

DJ Laguna | Janssen Swent

Producers

Devon Childress (producer) | Jonathan Gill (producer) | DJ Laguna (producer) | Janssen Swent (producer) | Ethan Toth (producer)

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Updated Feb 5, 2026

Release date

Aug 15, 2025 (United States)

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Jess Matney Lyle Sterrett Lyle Sterrett See fewer	The Murdaugh Murders (2023)
Sh'Neil Gaskin-Kerr Maria Lopes Maria Lopes See fewer	Black Cobra Strikes Back (2023)
Katy Wilson Emily Brinks Emily Brinks See fewer	Will Trent (2023)
Grayson Lay Luca Gallo Luca Gallo See fewer	Outer Banks (2020)
Michael Berthold Parker Brinks Parker Brinks See fewer	The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Gus Langley Donovan Gideon (voice) Donovan Gideon (voice) See fewer	Viena and the Fantomes (2020)