Official synopsis
It’s past midnight and Dani Ferris is all alone. Away from home. Tired as hell. Not prepared for the roller coaster of emotions she’s about to ride front-row. Sleep? Lol. Nope. Tonight is a night for friends, lovers, enemies, frenemies, little guns, bigger guns, love, hate, life, death, and things a hell of a lot more super than natural. A night Dani will never forget. And neither will he.
Review
Get ready for, if not a sensory overload, then at least a sensory quite-a-load as writer/director Matt Stuertz sets out to blow minds with his frantically paced feature Human. Protagonist Dani Ferris (Jackie Kelly) may be exhausted at bedtime, but not so much that she isn’t up for some chemical substance partying with her friend Christina (Cecily Dowd) and some “beast with two backs” fun with former possible paramour Aaron (Jeffrey Decker).
Out to spoil Dani’s plans is someone or something strange who starts off annoying her by repeatedly banging on her door and refusing to leave, and then ramps things up by speaking in Aaron’s voice — although Aaron’s plane isn’t due to land for a couple more hours. The owner of the movie studio where Dani currently lives is Jacky Verde (Brock Russell), a Texas-accented loudmouth who is no stranger to perversion and, perhaps luckily for Dani this night, guns.
The hectic pace of Human starts right off the bat as Dani texts with both Christina and Aaron, and Stuertz keeps the pedal floored throughout with high-energy pacing and editing. Kelly is onscreen for the majority of the runtime, and she is up to the task in a physically and emotionally demanding role. Her performance alone is enough to recommend the insanity that Human offers, but this humor-infused slice of fear fare has plenty more to offer, too.
Dark Sky Films presents Human in select theaters and on VOD/digital platforms from October 23, 2026.
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