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Festival Launches “Wrath of Becky” and AI Thriller

5/7/2026

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Summary

Story summary

The festival premieres Jenn Wexler’s *The Wrath of Becky* starring Lulu Wilson as Becky and Neil Patrick Harris as a Nazi.
Agnieszka Smoczynska’s AI thriller starring Andrzej Konopka, Noomi Rapace and Reika Kirishima and surreal films by Harrison Atkins, Yeom Ji-oh and Chris Nash debut, latter bending time and reality.
Makoto Ueda’s *You Are the Film* opens after two Brussels Fantastic Festival awards, following Madoka and Kazuma in real time.

History

Historical Context

At the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, *Before Sunrise* premiered and the Grand Jury Prize was awarded to Edward Burns’s *The Brothers McMullen*, showing the festival’s role in elevating independent cinema. This early support set a pattern that modern festivals such as Brussels now feature cross-cultural programs like *The Wrath of Becky*.

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Story summary

The festival premieres Jenn Wexler’s *The Wrath of Becky* starring Lulu Wilson as Becky and Neil Patrick Harris as a Nazi.
Agnieszka Smoczynska’s AI thriller starring Andrzej Konopka, Noomi Rapace and Reika Kirishima and surreal films by Harrison Atkins, Yeom Ji-oh and Chris Nash debut, latter bending time and reality.
Makoto Ueda’s *You Are the Film* opens after two Brussels Fantastic Festival awards, following Madoka and Kazuma in real time.

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