Little Doors
Director(s): Anthony Oberbeck
Film description: In a quietly apocalyptic world, a lonely woman falls in love and then discovers a small wooden door on the side of her body, and must decide whether or not to open it.
Preceded by “Roterfluss”
ERIC SAYS With homegrown films like OBEX garnering widespread acclaim, Baltimore’s DIY genre-film scene feels poised for discovery—and Little Doors is the next film up to bat. Part autism-coded love story, part deadpan comedy, part body horror, and part apocalyptic sci-fi, Little Doors is a complex cocktail that goes down smooth. And, quite probably: it’s the first movie in the history of the world in which a main character discovers a little wooden door in their body.
One of a few features in this year’s lineup stacked with an all-star team’s worth of New/Next alums, Little Doors is directed by Anthony Oberbeck (of Dad & Step Dad and Reveries: The Mind Prison), who also stars alongside Megan Koester (Dance Freak); Eleanore Pienta, Frank Mosley, and man-about-town Connor Kizer are featured in supporting roles, and Tyler Davis (Your Final Meditation, Strawberry Mansion) serves as DP. They all bring their A-game to this wildly imaginative and feverishly entertaining film, an elite entry in the rich recent history of Bmore-made narratives.
Writer(s): Anthony Oberbeck
Producer(s): Graham Mason, Lexi Tannenholtz, Eric Cotten, Miceal O'Donnell, Mackenzie Jamieson
Editor(s): Anthony Oberbeck
Country of origin: USA
Principal cast: Megan Koester, Anthony Oberbeck, Connor Kizer, Eleanore Pienta, Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Chris Ashworth
Language: English
Year: 2026
Duration: 79 min
Premiere status: Maryland premiere
