Posthumous (2026 film)
Australian thriller film
Posthumous is a 2026 Australian thriller film written and produced by Josh Tanner and Jade van der Lei, and directed by Tanner. The film follows Zoe, played by Sophie Lowe, a woman who returns to her old family home to confront a powerful supernatural force. It had its world premiere in Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas on 19 September 2026.
Plot
The film follows Zoe a woman who returns to her family home to be close to her father and to confront a powerful force of something supernatural. A discovery of a videotape threatens to undo everything she had learned of her mothers final days .
Cast
On 11 April 2025 the film named the cast.
Sophie Lowe as Zoe
David Roberts as Neil
George Pullar as Young Neil
Doris Younane as Brenda
Mia Morrissey as Young Brenda
Remy Hii as Alex
Christopher James Baker as Rohan
Kira-Che Heelan as Joanne
Production
On 10 October 2024 Screen Australia announced the funding for 15 projects with Posthumous a part of the projects. Screen Queensland would secure the funding and support for the project.
On 11 April 2025 it was announced that the project had entered production and was being filmed on location in Brisbane and at Pinnacle Film Studios on the Gold Coast.
The film is produced and directed by Josh Tanner and Jade van der Lei, through production company by Imposter Syndrome.
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