April 18 Downer Theatre, Oriental Theatre

Saccharine

Horror
2025 Natalie Erika James 112m

Showtimes

Saturday, April 18, 2026

9:45PM Downer Theatre - North Cinema

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

10:15PM Downer Theatre - North Cinema

Friday, April 24, 2026

10:00PM Oriental Theatre - Abele Cinema (main)

Description

Lovelorn medical student Hana joins an obscure weight-loss craze (eating human ashes), but her desperate pursuit of control unleashes a haunting force tied to the dead she devours. As physical transformation dances with supernatural terror, this eerie Australian horror interrogates body image, compulsion, and the dark cost of getting what you want fast.


Preceded by A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE | Dir. Sophia Stezala

Series
GenreQueer Program – MFF26
Cinema Hooligante Program – MFF26
Year
2025
Length
112 minutes
Language
English
Country
Australia
Director
Natalie Erika James
Producers
Natalie Erika James, Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw
Writer
Natalie Erika James
Cinematographer
Charlie Sarroff
Editor
Sean Lahiff