Heartworm (2026)
In a near future where virtual reality has become a refuge for the grieving, Heartworm follows Avena, a bereaved mother struggling to pull her family back from the edge of disappearance. Her husband Mark has retreated into NeuraLife, a fully immersive AI world that promises comfort, continuity, and escape from unbearable loss. As Avena searches for a way to reconnect with him, she’s drawn into a disorienting journey through memory, technology, and longing. Featuring a striking breakout performance by Broadway star Amber Gray, Heartworm asks a haunting question for our time: when comfort is infinite, what becomes of being human?
Directors:
Miriam Louise Arens, Mitchell Arens.
Writers:
Miriam Louise Arens, Mitchell Arens.
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Amber Gray as Avena |
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Ellie Reine as Zamira |
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Juan Riedinger as Mark |
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Derrick Baskin as Steven |
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Audrey Moore as |
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Lillias White as |
| Directing | Miriam Louise Arens | Director |
| Writing | Miriam Louise Arens | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mitchell Arens | Director |
| Writing | Mitchell Arens | Screenplay |
| Production | Miriam Louise Arens | Producer |
| Production | Mitchell Arens | Producer |
| Production | Sultan Pirzhan | Producer |
| Production | Flavia Amon | Producer |
| Production | Nancy Foy | Producer |
| Production | Melanie Ramos | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Cardone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nicole Cardone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lynn Ditchfield | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Ditchfield | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nick Hasson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dustin Hodge | Executive Producer |
| Production | Frank McKenna | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ashley Melone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jijo Reed | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joey Sponseller | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Mitchell Arens | Cinematography |
| Art | Molly Martin | Art Direction |
| Art | John Savage | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shannon Fitzgerald | Costumer |
| Sound | Anderson Alden | Music |
| Sound | Joshua Hill | Music |
| Sound | Mitchell Arens | Music |
