Needle
short film, horror, 16mm
written and directed by Sofie Somoroff
produced by Ali Arminio, Celina Bernstein, Sofie Somoroff
cinematography by Ali Arminio
A seamstress tries to make her grandmother’s impossibly-narow-waiststed-heirloom dress fit. After it refuses to be altered, visions of her grandmother encourage her to alter herself instead.
Festivals
Fantasia International Film Festival (World Premiere) / Sidewalk Film Festival (US Premiere) / MotelX / GenreBlast Film Festival / FilmQuest / Catalina Film Festival
Press
“Our Most Anticipated Horror Movies at the 2026 Fantasia Film Festival” - Phantasmag