23rd Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 16-26, 2026 Globe Cinema

14th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 18-22, 2026 Globe Cinema

AFFECTION

United States, 2025: 90 minutes: Canadian Premiere
Globe Cinema
April 21 9:15 PM Buy
April 26 1:00 PM Buy
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Globe Cinema
Tue, Apr 21 9:15 PM Buy
Sun, Apr 26 1:00 PM Buy

description

A woman confronts a disturbing condition resetting her memory. Each reset disorients her, leaving haunting recollections of an unfamiliar life.

Ellie Carter has never met the man who calls himself her husband, doesn’t recognize the girl who calls her mother, and can’t remember the life she is told is her own. Afflicted by violent seizures that reset her memory without warning, she is trapped in a cyclical nightmare, struggling to uncover the horrifying truth of her existence – before she forgets it all over again.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2025
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2025
Monsters of Film, Stockholm 2025

DIRECTOR'S BIO
BT Meza is a writer, director, and producer whose work blends horror and science fiction with deeply human stories. Fascinated by the ways genre can illuminate our inner worlds, Meza delves into the uncanny and the otherworldly to explore trauma, resilience, and the search for hope. AFFECTION is his directorial debut.

press for Affection

"AFFECTION is gripping, physically uncomfortable, and engrossing as it builds to its climax with a twist."
- DarkSkyLady Reviews
"AFFECTION is steeped in existential questions and fears that plague modern society, while it embraces the ethos of the ’80s through bold body horror. Add to that Rothe’s revelatory performance and AFFECTION is a hidden gem that will connect with your mind, body, and soul."
- Bloody Disgusting

details

Narrative / Sci-Fi / First Feature / Horror

English
90 minutes

credits

Director
BT Meza

Screenwriter
BT Meza

Executive Producers
Christian Henderson
Christy Walker

Producers
Bay Dariz
BT Meza
Austin Walk
JP Ouellette

Cinematographer
Jason Hafer

Editor
David Gallegos

Music
Daniel Berk

Cast
Jessica Rothe
Joseph Cross
Julianna Layne