Birthright
60 minutes /
Ages 13+ /
1989 /
United States of America /
Average:
Dramas / Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Thrillers
The story of a rebel with a cause, this dystopic art film takes place in a future where humans have become drones in a decaying post-industrial hive.
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Birthright, the story of a rebel with a cause, takes place in a future where humans have become drones in a decaying, post- industrial hive. Natural childbirth is forbidden. Childhood is sacrificed to regimented training, education, and socialization, completed by the age of six. Only then may a child be assigned a mother, who looks after his/her practical needs and no more. Thirty-two year-old Sarah Jacobs does not fit into this society. She’s no flag-waving revolutionary, but her very nature keeps her out of step with what passes for life in this dehumanized environment. She is haunted by home-movie memories of her childhood before such activities were banned. She is fertile, while the norm is barrenness, and she dreams of bearing and raising a baby naturally. Sarah soon comes under the cold scrutiny of Dr. Steiner, more a machine than a man, who is Head of the Asylum where social deviants are reconditioned.
Cast
Sarah Jacobs: Deborah OaksErin Miles: Megan Cole
Dr. Steiner: Steven J. Bernstein
Laundry Foreman: Anthony Lee
Steiner's Assistant: Mary Kae Irvin
Nursery Guard: Gordon Carpenter
Worker 1: Sheila Scott
Worker 2: Charlice Poortuliet
Renegade: Eric Hagerman
Security 1: Roger Tomkins
Security 2: Mike Murphy
Security Guard: John Gliessman
Security Guard: David Drummond
Security Guard: Christine Deaver
Chief of Security: Michael Santo
Attendant: Michael Rogers
Disposal Guard: Farzad Keshvadian
John: Todd Jefferson Moore
Renegade Woman: Jerri Lee Young
Crew
Cinematographer: Don BonatoEditor: Linda Mitchell
Music: Jeff Greinke
Production Designer: Chuck Iffland
Costume Designer: Phyllis Ritting
First Assistant Director: Shiho Ito
Second Assistant Director: Elisa Sansalone
Script Supervisor: Barbara Brown
First Assistant Camera: Steve Itano
Gaffer: Marty Bosworth
Best Boy: Peter Vogt
Key Grip: Tom Fightmaster
Dolly Grip: Mark Lorge
Grip: Peter Hirsch
Grip: Boma Cho
Sound Mixer: Adam Liberman
Boom Operator: Gavin Guss
Set Decorator: Loretta McCarthy
Set Dresser: Annie Fergerson
On Set Prop Master: Melissa Mathies
Head Construction: Andy Gerber
Art Department Crew: Blaine Dollard
Art Department Crew: Galen Young
Art Department Crew: David Saltzman
Art Department Crew: Ken Hinch
Art Department Crew: Phil Hemminger
Art Department Crew: Susan Zaccola
Art Department Crew: David Russell
Art Department Crew: Billy Warner
Art Department Crew: William Moore
Art Department Crew: Mike Draper
Wardrobe Supervisor: Annie Mulkahey
Make-Up Artist: Vickie Kramer
Production Assistant: Sheba Burney
Production Assistant: Lynette Goto
Production Assistant: Janis Wildy
Assistant to the Producer: Elizabeth Russell
Friend of Production: Will Berliner
Assistant Editor: Charlie Beesley
Apprentice Editor: Ben Buchanan
Casting Director: Alison Roth
Video Casting: Sheree Galpert
Caterer: Mike Petragallo
Video Casting: Eric Chard
Art Director: Chuck Iffland
Post Production Mixer: Jim Burgess
Painter: Andy Gerber
Electric: Peter Hirsch
Electric: Boma Cho
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