Trash Mountain

Trash Mountain (2026)

A twenty something gay man travels from Chicago to his home in rural Missouri following the death of his father — an obsessive hoarder who has left a house full of items, some valuable and some not so, to pick through.

Date of release
2026-09-11
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Kris Rey

Casting

Interesting facts

Trash Mountain is an upcoming American comedy film directed by Kris Rey and written by Ruby Caster and Caleb Hearon. Hearon stars alongside Zooey Deschanel, Kyle Marvin, Jaboukie Young-White, Jacki Weaver, and Holmes.

Production

The film's script was written by Ruby Caster and Caleb Hearon. Hearon sent the script to his friend Lilly Wachowski, who found it "beautiful and sad and funny", also noting the importance of queer representation. She was set to direct the film, which would make it her debut as a solo director.

Principal photography began in October 2025 in Chicago, with Kris Rey named as the film director and Wachowski being one of its executive producers. Zooey Deschanel, Kyle Marvin, Jaboukie Young-White, Jacki Weaver, and Holmes have joined the cast.

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