Films

somnium

(FEATURE - 2024)

Written + Directed by Racheal Cain Stephens

AT EXPERIMENTAL SLEEP CLINIC, SOMNIUM, YOUR DREAMS ARE MADE REALITY. NIGHTMARES INCLUDED.

ALLRED FILMS - Production Partner, Maria Allred- Producer

The dreaming

(SHORT - 2023)

Written + Directed by Maria Allred

The Dreaming takes a surreal and supernatural voyage through Chicago following “The Stranger” as she watches from the shadows and films interwoven moments in the characters’ lives. But who is The Stranger, and who is watching her?

Towed

(FEATURE - 2025)

Written + Directed by Maria Allred

Amidst the charged backdrop of a total solar eclipse in Chicago, a series of wild misadventures unfold as diverse souls navigate through the corridors of the Windy City and ultimately the great equalizer: the car pound. From mischievous identity swaps to cars full of contraband, each towed vehicle becomes a gateway to bizarre escapades and darkly humorous encounters, culminating in a surreal showdown where fate intertwines with the absurdity of life.

sacred fool

(SHORT - 2021)

Written + Directed by Maria Allred

A cocky entrepreneur loses everything and moves into a tent by the river in Portland, OR. There, he's confronted by a whimsical tarot reader who initiates him onto an existential quest to find his true desires and voice.

the watcher’s game

(FEATURE - Principle production in the future now)

Written + Directed by Maria Allred

A reporter’s investigation into the mysterious assassination of a notorious secret cult leader reveals a universe of psychedelic nanotechnology and otherworldly experiences that points the finger to a vast conspiracy.

LITTLE NATIONS

(SHORT - 2019)

Written + Directed by Maria Allred

Little Nations follows a momentous piece of mail as it travels through the hands and into the worlds of children from a rich array of cultures that constitute North Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.