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This month on Point of View, host Tom Augustine sits down with directing duo THUNDERLIPS, directors Sean Wallace and Jordan Mark Windsor, to discuss their new film, Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant, a new comedy-horror addition to the Kiwi film canon.
The film follows an accelerated extraterrestrial pregnancy and is packed with outrageously off-kilter visual effects. Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant premieres in New Zealand cinemas on September 10.
About the film
Mary is a slacker living with her mother and still trying to figure out what to do with her life in New Zealand suburbia. After an awkward sexual encounter with her neighbour, she suddenly finds herself in the midst of an accelerated alien pregnancy!
What follows is a classic Kiwi gross-out take on pregnancy and parenthood that is not afraid to get weird, featuring standout performances from Hannah Lynch (Petrol) as the reluctant mother-to-be, Arlo Green (Workmates) as the hapless half-alien baby daddy, and Yvette Parsons (Notes From a Fish) as Mary’s overbearing mother.
Coming off a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the Midnight section, the debut feature from New Zealand filmmaking duo THUNDERLIPS builds on the concept of their earlier short film Help! I’m Alien Pregnant (Sitges, 2024).
The full-length feature ramps up their signature boisterous energy, exploring the pitfalls of hosting a parasitic life form and the possibilities of what comes next. Complete with an arsenal of eye-popping special effects that harken back to the golden age of body horror, Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant is an unforgettable cinematic experience best enjoyed with a crowd.
What to Expect
- Feature Interview – THUNDERLIPS directors Sean Wallace and Jordan Mark Windsor take us behind the scenes of their filmmaking journey, the making of Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant, and bringing their unique vision to the big screen.
- View Screen – A look at films arriving in New Zealand cinemas this September
- View Box – I Am Still Here, the Oscar-winning film, premieres September 26 on Sky’s Rialto Channel.
Speakers
• Tom Augustine – Host (@thaugustine)
• Sean Wallace & Jordan Mark Windsor – Directors, THUNDERLIPS
