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?
- Release date
- March 14, 2026
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Amber Gray as Avena
- Juan Riedinger as Mark
- Lillias White as Lillian
- Ellie Reine as Zamira
- Derrick Baskin as Steven
- Elizabeth Paige as Dr. Stacey
- Audrey Moore as Lucy
- Nick Mills as James
- Kate Skinner as Dr. Freeman
- Scott Barrow as Older Gentleman
Crew
- Miriam Louise Arens · Director
- Mitchell Arens · Director
- Miriam Louise Arens · Writer
- Mitchell Arens · Writer
- Flavia Amon · Producer
- Miriam Louise Arens · Producer
- Nancy Foy · Producer
- Sultan Pirzhan · Producer
- Anderson Alden · Composer
- Mitchell Arens · Composer
- Joshua Hill · Composer
- Mitchell Arens · Cinematographer
- Mitchell Arens · Editor
- Nancy Foy · Casting director
- Molly Martin · Production designer
- Jon Savage · Production designer