Mary is an angry millennial underachiever living with her overbearing, kaftan-clad mother Cyntha. After a reckless encounter with her nervous neighbour Boo—and his unmistakably extraterrestrial anatomy—leaves her with an unwanted alien pregnancy, Mary turns to a medical system that refuses to take her seriously. As her symptoms escalate from humiliating to grotesque, Boo proves hopeless, both their mothers become increasingly involved and something distinctly inhuman continues to grow inside her. To survive, Mary must reclaim control of her body and finally take charge of her life.

Pairing deadpan New Zealand comedy with gloriously gooey body horror, Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant transforms the reproductive process into an outrageous story of bodily autonomy, dysfunctional families and intergalactic fluids.

After screening THUNDERLIPS’ original short Help, I’m Alien Pregnant at Lund Fantastic Film Festival in 2024, we are delighted to welcome the filmmaking duo back with its wildly expanded feature-length evolution.

THUNDERLIPS is the multi-award-winning Auckland-based filmmaking duo of Sean Wallace and Jordan Mark Windsor. Working across film, music videos and commercials, they are known for their genre-hopping visual style, irreverent humour and inventive use of practical in-camera effects, shooting on formats ranging from 35mm film to Hi-8 video.

Their work combines bold imagery with offbeat, character-driven storytelling and has included campaigns for brands such as Samsung, Lotto and Meridian Energy.

Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant marks their feature debut and expands upon their 2024 short Help, I’m Alien Pregnant, previously screened at Lund Fantastic Film Festival.