Dinner with Friends (2026)
A fractured group of eight longtime friends gather for dinner parties to share in the joys and pains of modern adulthood.
DEBUT FEATURE BY SASHA LEIGH HENRY
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Growing up is hard, staying close is even harder.
Eight friends grapple with their thirties, trying to hold on to their friend group as life gets more complicated. Over a series of dinners, the group deals with loyalty, loss, and an uncertain future as relationships shift and secrets are unraveled.
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Roxy Cinema NYC:
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2026 / 96 mins / Canada
English with English subtitles
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Director: Sasha Leigh Henry
Writers: Tania Thompson, Sasha Leigh Henry
Producers: Tania Thompson, Sasha Leigh Henry
Editor: Gloria Tong
Cinematographer: Grant Cooper
Composer: James M. Findlay
Sound Designer: William Cabana-Marshall
Cast: Michael Ayres, Alex Spencer, Tymika Tafari, Izaak Smith, Tattiawna Jones, Leighton Alexander Williams, Rakhee Morzaria, Andrew Bushell
Production Designer: Nicole Simmons
Costume Designer: Amanda Thomas-Chughtai
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Sasha Leigh Henry (Writer, Director, Producer)
Sasha Leigh Henry is a talker who loves making people laugh while making ridiculously valid observations about the world and the people in it. She’s known for the award-winning comedy Bria Mack Gets a Life and the festival darling short Bitches Love Brunch. Dinner With Friends is her feature directorial debut.
Tania Thompson (Writer, Producer)
Tania is a listener who loves live comedy so, working with Sasha, she often gets a free show. A background in fine art and a career curator while also working in film, Tania served as executive producer and writer on Bria Mack Gets a Life after her writing debut Sinking Ship premiered at TIFF and won the Vimeo Staff Pick Award at Aspen Shortsfest.
