Caitlin Cronenberg is set to make her feature-length directorial debut with Humane, a horror thriller releasing in theaters April 26th via IFC Films and Shudder. Ahead of its public debut, Cronenberg and two of the film’s actors, Jay Baruchel and Emily Hampshire, sit down with EoM Contributor Joel Winstead to explore the film.

HUMANE Director Caitlin Cronenberg Director. Photo courtesy of IFC Films & Shudder.

Clockwise L-R: Alanna Bale as Ashley York, Sebastian Chacon as Noah York, Sirena Gulamgaus as Mia York, Peter Gallagher as Charles York, Uni Park as Dawn Kim, Emily Hampshire as Rachel York, and Jay Baruchel as Jared York in Caitlin Cronenberg’s HUMANE. Photo Credit: Steve Wilkie. An IFC Films & Shudder Release.

In the interview, they discuss what it means to make a Canadian film and how that translates to characters, as well as a common Cronenberg visual/technical connection.

If you prefer an audio version, you can listen to the full interview here:

Official Synopsis:

“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.

In select theaters April 26th, 2024.

For more information, head to the official IFC Films Humane webpage.

Joel Winstead has worked in film in North Carolina and Minnesota for 5 years and has a passion for this industry. It all started when I saw Jurassic Park at 6 years old and I’ve been in love ever since. Joel is a member of both the North Carolina Film Critics Association and Southeastern Film Critics Association.

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