ABOUT

SYNOPSIS
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?

CAST
Amber Gray, Juan Riedinger, Lillias White, Ellie Reine, Derrick Baskin

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Miriam Louise Arens and Mitchell Arens

PRODUCED BY
Miriam Louise Arens, Sultan Pirzhan, Flavia Amon, Nancy Foy, Melanie Ramos

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Andrew Cardone, Nicole Cardone, Lynn Ditchfield, Michael Ditchfield, Nick Hasson, Dustin Hodge, Frank McKenna, Ashley Malone, Jijo Reed, Joey Sponseller

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Mitchell Arens

EDITED BY 
Mitchell Arens

MUSIC BY
Anderson Alden, Joshua Hill, Mitchell Arens

PRODUCTION DESIGNER 
Molly Martin, Jon Savage

COSTUMES DESIGNER
Shannon Fitzgerald 

SOUND DESIGNER
Dustin Hodge

CASTING BY
Nancy Foy