Outerlands

Outerlands is a 2025 American drama film directed by Elena Oxman and released in 2025.^[1] The film stars Asia Kate Dillon as Cass, a non-binary gig economy worker in San Francisco juggling several low-paying jobs to make ends meet, whose coworker Kalli (Louisa Krause) leaves her daughter Ari (Ridley Asha Bateman) with Cass while Kalli goes out of town, forcing Cass to confront their own childhood traumas and abandonment issues when Kalli fails to return from her trip.^[2]

Outerlands
Directed by	Elena Oxman
Written by	Elena Oxman
Produced by	Marc Smolowitz Elena Oxman Henry Russell Bergstein Asia Kate Dillon Allison Estrin
Starring	Asia Kate Dillon Ridley Asha Bateman Louisa Krause Daniel K. Isaac Lea DeLaria
Cinematography	Lucia Zavarcikova
Edited by	Chris Brown
Music by	Lena Raine
Production company	13th Gen
Distributed by	Wolfe Video
Release dates	March 10, 2025 (2025-03-10) (SXSW) November 26, 2025 (2025-11-26) (North America)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The cast also includes Daniel K. Isaac and Lea DeLaria in supporting roles.

Cast

• Asia Kate Dillon as Cass
• Ridley Asha Bateman as Ari
• Louisa Krause as Kalli
• Daniel K. Isaac as Emile
• Lea DeLaria as Denise

Release

The film premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival.^[3]

It was subsequently screened as the closing film of the 2025 San Francisco International Film Festival.^[4]

Wolfe Video released the film in the United States and Canada on November 26, 2025.^[5]

Awards

At Filmfest München, it won the Queer Media Society award for best LGBTQ-themed film in the program.^[6]