{"id":33234,"date":"2026-01-23T03:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33234"},"modified":"2026-01-25T11:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:33:25","slug":"h-is-for-hawk-co-writer-director-philippa-lowthorpe-author-helen-macdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33234","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;H is For Hawk&#8221; :Co-Writer\/Director Philippa Lowthorpe &#038; Author Helen MacDonald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u00a9<\/b>Courtesy of Roadside Attractions<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cinemadailyus\"><strong>Check out more of Nobuhiro&#8217;s articles\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nobuhiro Hosoki<\/strong> grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s &#8220;A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo\u2019s program called &#8220;Morning Satellite&#8221; at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33235\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/H-is-for-Hawk1.png\" alt=\"H Is For Hawk\" width=\"640\" height=\"947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/H-is-for-Hawk1.png 640w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/H-is-for-Hawk1-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>H is for Hawk<\/strong> follows Helen (Claire Foy), who, after the sudden death of her father (Brendan Gleeson), loses herself in the memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together and turns the ancient art of falconry&#8211;rooted in European tradition&#8211;training a wild goshawk named Mabel to navigate her profound loss. But as she teaches Mabel to hunt and fly free, Helen discovers how deeply she has neglected her own emotions and life. What begins as an act of endurance transforms into an intimate journey of resilience and healing.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><strong>Director<\/strong> : Philippa Lowthorpe<\/p>\n<p><strong>Producer<\/strong> : Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screenwriter<\/strong> : Emma Donoghue, Philippa Lowthorpe<\/p>\n<p><strong> Distributor<\/strong> : Roadside Attractions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production Co<\/strong> : Plan B Entertainment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating<\/strong> : PG-13 (Smoking|Some Strong Language)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre<\/strong> : Drama<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Language<\/strong> : English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date (Theaters)<\/strong> : Jan 23, 2026, Limited<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime<\/strong> : 1h 55m<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you like the interview, share your thoughts below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out more of Nobuhiro&#8217;s articles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the trailer of the film.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"RJ29BBXfN64\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"H Is For Hawk - Official Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RJ29BBXfN64?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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