Seahorse (2026)
Nola, a sous chef, is seeking stability after a stay in a mental health facility. After a hectic dinner shift, she crashes her bike—and wakes to find her estranged, unhoused father, standing over her. As she takes him in, old wounds resurface, and her world unravels. Caught between past and present, love and loss, Nola must navigate grief, forgiveness, and the fragile hope of healing.
- Date of release
- 2026-03-13
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Aisha Evelyna
Casting
- Aisha Evelyna — Nola
- Joseph Marcell — Cyrus
- Ruth Goodwin — Adelaide
- Brett Donahue — Rob
- Alden Adair — Emile
- Gaston Poon — Tony
- Kwaku Adu-Poku — Young Cyrus
- Nalini Ingrita — Young Nola
- Lerato Tafa — Little Nola
- Xina Pishgah Gilan — Benji
- Philip van Martin — Dr. Bernard
- Gia Sandhu — Margot
Interesting facts
Seahorse is a 2026 Canadian drama film, directed by Aisha Evelyna and released in 2026. The film stars Evelyna as Nola, a young Black Canadian woman working as a sous chef in Toronto, whose efforts to stay in control of her life and career following a mental health crisis are challenged when her estranged father Cyrus, now living as a homeless man on the streets, reenters her life.
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