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birth/rebirth with director Laura Moss
Dr. Rose Casper is a hospital pathologist who finds the idea of biological reproduction distasteful, but is obsessed with its clinical processes. She secretly gestates materials inside her own body in order to discover a way to bring the dead back to life.
Celie Morales is a maternity nurse and single mother whose life revolves around her precocious five-year-old daughter, Lila.
The worlds of these women collide when Lila dies suddenly and ends up on Rose's autopsy table. When her body disappears from the hospital, Celie suspects Rose is to blame. She forces her way into Rose's Co-op City apartment and discovers her daughter in a home lab — back from the dead. Rose’s ‘cure for death’ however, is highly experimental, and the little girl's continued recovery is anything but certain.
Together, Rose and Celie embark on a dark path of no return in order to keep their little girl alive.
Screening is followed by filmmaker Q&A with Laura Moss.
The Webster University Film Series, St. Louis' cinematic alternative since 1979, is a nationally known and recognized year-round film exhibition program. The Midwest's premiere hosting venue for American and foreign features, documentaries, classic and experimental cinema, and national and international artists presenting their work, the Series represents a genuine cinematic alternative in the St. Louis community.
Additionally, the Webster University Film Series has become the location for many national tours of international cinema, often acting as the only such venue in Missouri. The Series is host to speakers and visiting artists who address the pertinent issues in films presented. In an effort to further integrate film with education, the Film Series provides workshops with artists and experts.
The Winifred Moore Auditorium is the home of the Webster University Film Series. Originally used as a chapel, it now boasts the most comfortable theatre seats. The auditorium seats 240.
Unless otherwise noted, admission is:
$8 for the general public
$7 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$6 for Webster University staff and faculty
Free for Webster students with proper ID.
Webster offers general admission seating with payment of cash, check, or credit.
Laura Moss is a filmmaker from NYC. They were named one of Indiewire’s 10 LGBTQ Creators On The Rise in 2023. They have been an IFP Emerging Storyteller, Eugene O'Neill Fellow, a Yaddo fellow and a Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Labs Fellow. Their work has screened at Sundance, Tribeca, Rotterdam, and SXSW. Their feature directing debut, birth/rebirth, premiered at Sundance 2023. It was distributed theatrically by IFC. It was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards (Best Screenplay and Best Lead Performance, Judy Reyes). Their spec pilot, Eureka!, starring Karen Gillan, Jon Bass and Jillian Bell, premiered at Tribeca and won Best Director at Seriesfest. Their short film Fry Day, which premiered at SXSW, is currently on the Criterion Channel, paired with the classic satire, Man Bites Dog.
