Chuck Chuck Baby (review) – TIFF 2023
Chuck Chuck Baby is awaiting a UK and International release date. Who would have thought that a chicken packing factory would play host to the lesbian love story of the summer through a magical mix tape of musical numbers? But that’s precisely what writer and director Janis Pugh offers in her genre-defying ode to love, loss, female friendship, and second chances, Chuck Chuck Baby. Like another enchanting debut feature this summer, Scrapper, Pugh’s film jettisons classic kitchen-sink misery and bathes her love story in bright colours, vivid cinematography and hope while maintaining an engaging emotional core. From the opening scene,