After their mother’s death, two estranged brothers Blaze and Dan reunite at a childhood haunt. When Dan’s reluctance to be vulnerable exposes an existential hole for them both, the brothers catapult into a frightening confrontation.
A Note from the Playwright -->
What the Sparrow Said is a story about two brothers who meet up after several years apart. Time has diverged them and made them into two wholly different adults. As they share a meal, a deep question gets asked, one that unites them in shared trepidation: is there a God? The boys wrestle with this fundamental argument, made more primal by the loss of their mother and their own resentments for each other. We see how they deal with grief, life. and the unanswered...with some big surprises along the way.
This question — "is there a God?"— runs through all of my work. I don’t know if these characters have an answer. I certainly don’t know where I stand or land today…But I think the last moment of the film is how I get to sleep at night: that if we are totally alone (which we are...), someone, here, please, show me love.