Saccharine (film)

Saccharine is an upcoming Australian horror film written and directed by Natalie Erika James.

Saccharine
Directed by	Natalie Erika James
Screenplay by	Natalie Erika James
Produced by	Anna McLeish Sarah Shaw
Starring	Midori Francis Madeleine Madden Danielle Macdonald
Production companies	Stan Carver Films Thrum Films
Country	Australia
Language	English

Premise

After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, a lovelorn medical student finds herself terrorised by the ghost of the person she's eating.^[1]

Cast

• Midori Francis
• Madeleine Madden
• Danielle Macdonald
• Robert Taylor
• Showko Showfukutei

Production

The film is from writer-director Natalie Erika James. It is produced by Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw of Carver Films. Production also comes from Thrum Films and investment came from Screen Australia, XYZ and Stan, in association with VicScreen. Co-producer is Ben Morgan.^[2]

The cast is led by Midori Francis, Madeleine Madden and Danielle Macdonald.^[3]

Principal photography took place across Melbourne, including at Docklands Studios Melbourne and La Trobe University, Brunswick and Beaumaris. Filming was completed in December 2024.^[4][5][6]

Release

The film will be released in Australia as a Stan-original production.^[7][8]