Hellbender
dir. Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, John Adams · 2021
Izzy, a teenager raised in isolation by her mother, discovers that her life is built on a web of secrets when she befriends a local girl. As she grapples with her newfound desires and the truth about her identity, the film unfolds with a palpable tension that grips the viewer. The experience is both unsettling and thought-provoking, drawing you into a world where the boundaries of reality and horror blur.
Teenager Izzy lives in isolation with Mother because she has a rare immune disorder. Or so she is told. After befriending local girl Amber, Lizzy begins to question the reality of her disease. And when she eats a live worm as part of a teenage game, she soon develops a ravenous hunger for living things, learning that she is the latest in a line of "hellbenders", supernatural beings who possess immensely powerful abilities.
