MAUDE (2026)
A misunderstood women with the desire to be youthful and live forever, endeavours to kidnap a boy and perform an ancient ritual to expose his spirit and release her husband.
Maude is a horror, drama short set in the present day, unfolding within the suffocating confines of a small, cluttered flat belonging to an elderly woman who is slowly disappearing from the world. Misunderstood and painfully lonely, Maude’s yearning to remain youthful masks a deeper grief she is struggling to confront. When she kidnaps a young boy, she follows an ancient ritual; one that will expose his spirit, restore her fading body, and release her husband she has kept bound to this world though love and denial.
- Date of release
- 2026-09-01
- Runtime
- 5m
- Genres
- Horror, Drama
- Director
- Ethan Edwards
Casting
- Non Vaughan-O'Hagan — Maude
- Mark Edwards — Norman
- Hayden Stanford — The Boy
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