stuffeda quirky musical starring Emmy Award-winners Jodie Comer and Harry Melling, is set to open Discovery at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.
Comer plays a taxidermist who longs to stuff a human specimen. She gets a chance when she meets a lonely man and a volunteer played by Melling, only to see their pact turn into an unexpected romance where love and death collide. World premiere in Toronto of stuffed This film marks the debut of writer-director Theo Rhys, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gus Holden-Reay.
Also on Wednesday, as part of Discovery’s 2026 program, Toronto unveiled the world premiere of David Turpin’s Irish film. GrandparentsStarring Ena Hardwicke and Rupert Everett; lost, Director’s debut Fast and furious Star Song Kang is rooted in race car culture; Ghasidah Golmakani head to head, An absurd Iranian satire about state control; The first feature film by writer and director Ulrike Toni Fall, crocs, It is set in post-World War II Germany.
There’s also the Discovery sidebar that first searches for Alexandra Pechman’s magazineabout a young intern, played by Lily McInerney, who encounters the heady power dynamics of a prestigious literary magazine in New York City; And Tom Nicol salvation, About the seductive promise of online self-improvement culture.
There is an international premiere of Stephanie Ahn’s feature directorial debut Bedford Parkwhich bowed at Sundance; and Voicesa 1960s-era musical produced by debut director and former NFL player Dente Gray.
The 51st Toronto Film Festival will take place September 10-20, 2026. Additional film lineups will be announced in the coming weeks.
The complete Discovery 2026 program also includes:
shared story, Anna Foglietta, Italy
arnie goes into space, Lars Vega, Sweden
i’m mario, Sharon Kleinberg, Mexico
in the waves, Phuong My Nguyen, France, Belgium
nosotros, Joaquin Ruano, Guatemala, Mexico
purgatoryLindsay Lanzilotta, Canada, USA
seventeen, Justin Ducharme, Canada
SistersIone Hernandez, Spain
Strong sonIan Bawa, Canada
Daughters of AbrahamHanael Al-Youssoufi, France
lucky islands, Helena Giron, Samuel Delgado, Spain, Greece
We were born good, Leung Chuen Yeung, Hong Kong
What happens between us, Amalie Nisby Vik, Denmark
Al-Zujaili: The story of brotherhood and the burdens of excess. Christine Boateng, Hajra Musa Chambas, Ghana
