Where's the Chicken (2023)

• drama
• academic

Logline

A boy instructed by his abusive father to look after their chickens turns to his father's prized rooster for an outlet of his resentment.

Plot Summary

Luyanda is instructed by his father to look after their chickens. Bullied at school and abused at home, Luyanda dreams of escaping by playing cricket. His father has no time for his son’s daydreams and wants Luyanda to prove his manhood the only way he knows, with his fists. His father’s demands grow increasingly unreasonable and his desire for violence prompts Luyanda to begin dreaming of an alternative solution. His growing resentment is directed towards his father’s prized rooster. As his son contemplates revenge his dreams become more lurid and his father’s constant reliance on violence has disastrous consequences.