Ugly Cry (2026)
When Delaney's boyfriend leaves town to shoot a splashy zombie movie, she becomes obsessed with a character she’s auditioning for after she learns the producers think she has an "ugly cry." But when she tries to make her cry prettier, her performance suffers. Can she contort herself, and her face, to have the perfect cry? Her attempts to change herself cause Young Delaney to haunt her, catapulting present day Delaney deeper down the rabbit hole. She isolates herself and grows increasingly delusional, and interested in physical fixes to her acting problem. How can she make the world see her as she sees herself? How can she become and become and become? She will become famous. Or die trying.
Director: Emily Robinson
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Emily Robinson as |
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Ryan Simpkins as |
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Aaron Dominguez as |
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Robin Tunney as |
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Andrew Leeds as |
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Heather Morris as |
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Chalia La Tour as |
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Ray Abruzzo as |
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Sophie von Haselberg as |
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Josh Ruben as |
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Melinda McGraw as |
| Directing | Emily Robinson | Director |
| Writing | Emily Robinson | Writer |
| Production | Jolene Mendes | Producer |
| Production | Sophia Sabella | Producer |
| Production | Pablo Feldman | Producer |
| Production | Rhianon Jones | Producer |
| Production | Tristan Scott-Behrends | Producer |
| Production | Emily Robinson | Producer |
| Production | Bella Appel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kyle Campbell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Troy Press | Executive Producer |
| Production | Debbie von Ahrens | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jim Robinson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Galileo Mondol | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Brody S. Anderson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Patrick Lawrence | Editor |
| Art | Annie Becker | Production Design |
| Sound | Sóley | Original Music Composer |