Dead Lover

Opens Friday, March 20, 2026

A lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. Grief-stricken, she goes to morbid lengths to resurrect him through madcap scientific experiments, resulting in grave consequences and unlikely love.

Official Selection: TIFF

“A cartoon lightning bolt of vivacious, zany good fun and open experimentalism held together by the obvious talent and affection of its cast and crew.” – Film Inquiry

• Country Canada
• Running Time 84 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Cartuna x Dweck
• Director Grace Glowicki
• Cast Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Leah Doz, Lowen Morrow
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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