IFC Films and Shudder have announced Humane, a chilling dystopian satire from Caitlin Cronenberg, making her feature directorial debut. The film will open exclusively in theaters on Friday, April 26th, and will stream on Shudder starting July 26th.
Humane takes place over a single day, mere months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare, and chaos erupts among his children.
Directed by Cronenberg, the film was written and produced by Michael Sparaga. Humane stars Jay Baruchel (Blackberry), Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek), Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), and Enrico Colantoni (Station Eleven).
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Caitlin Cronenberg is the daughter of legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg (Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly). His son, Brandon Cronenberg, has also followed in his father’s directing footsteps with Antiviral (2012), Possessor (2020), and Infinity Pool (2023). Caitlin Cronenberg has directed music videos and short films, including The Death of David Cronenberg (2021). She is a well-known celebrity portraitist whose work has been featured in publications such as Marie Claire, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.