Thinestra (2026)
Just diet.
A young woman takes a new weight-loss pill and the fat she sheds returns in the form of her blood-thirsty doppelgänger.
- Date of release
- 2026-04-14
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Horror
- Director
- Nathan Hertz
Casting
- Melissa Macedo
- Michelle Macedo
- Mary Beth Barone
- Brian Huskey — Neils
- Annie Ilonzeh — Demetria
- Gavin Stenhouse — Josh
- Shannon Dang — Chaela
Interesting facts
Thinestra is a 2025 American horror film directed by Nathan Hertz in his feature debut. The film stars real-life twins Michelle Macedo and Melissa Macedo, along with Norma Maldonado, Brian Huskey, Gavin Stenhouse, and Annie Ilonzeh. It premiered at the 2025 Raindance Film Festival.
Production
According to Deadline, filming began in Los Angeles at Stay Lucky Studios, with Hertz directing and Avra Fox-Lerner writing.
Producers included Alexandra Lubenova (Dogplayer), Kelly Parker (Mary Ellen Moffat), Hitmaker's Media, and Stay Lucky Studios. Hertz, Joe Wesley, and the Macedo twins served as executive producers.
Hertz described the film as a horror satire that externalizes the “collective shame surrounding food & disorganized eating.”
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