‘Dead Pigs’, the First Feature Film From ‘Birds of Prey’ Director Cathy Yan, is Finally Being Released Domestically on Mubi1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBefore she made Birds of Prey, Cathy Yan made her feature debut with Dead Pigs, a film that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Despite high praise at Sundance, Dead Pigs was never released domestically (it did open in China in 2019, though). Now that’s finally going to change, with a Dead Pigs release exclusive to the streaming service Mubi. Per the official announcement, the film “speaks to our universal struggle with identity in the age of globalization, its diverse voices reflecting the future of American cinema – as it deals with prescient and timely conversations around equality, capitalism, and basic human connection in an increasingly divided world.”
When Cathy Yan was announced as the director of Birds of Prey there was a lot of talk about her feature debut, Dead Pigs. But there was one big problem: the film had never been released here in the United States, even though it premiered at Sundance in 2018. While the film got a release in China in 2019, it remained elusive in America and elsewhere. Now, that’s about to change thanks to Mubi.
Image Credit: Sundance Film Festival
