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100 Nights of Hero

Directed by Julia Jackman
United Kingdom 2025
Runtime 90'

Set in Darkly End, an alternate world ruled by the despotic Birdman. Cherry is unhappily married to Jerome, who doesn’t want to spend time with her. Considering their ‘duty’ to produce an heir, this is worrying. The only bright spot in Cherry’s day is her maid, Hero. Hero is part of a secret society that collects stories of women who rebelled and met unjust fates, vowing their sacrifices won’t be forgotten. Because death is never far away for women here. So, when Jerome mysteriously goes on a ‘business trip’ and leaves Cherry with his flirtatious friend Manfred, Hero has a bad feeling. As the charming Manfred settles in, Cherry finds herself caught between the only man who has ever listened to her, and the maid she is developing forbidden feelings for. All rebellious women end up dead – can Cherry and Hero escape that fate?

Directed by
Julia Jackman

Screenplay
Julia Jackman

Cinematography
Xenia Patricia

Editing
Amélie Labrèche, Oona Flaherty

Music
Oliver Coates

Sound Design
Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau

Production Design
Sofia Sacomani

Costume Design
Susie Coulthard

Cast
Emma Corrin, Nicholas Galitzine, Maika Monroe, Amir El Masry, Charli XCX, Richard E. Grant, Felicity Jones

Production
Stephanie Aspin and Helen Simmons (Erebus Pictures), Grant S Johnson (Project Infinity)

International Sales
WME

40SIC Julia Jackman

Julia Jackman (1989) has written and directed numerous short films. Her first, Emma, Change The Locks, starring Olivia Williams, won a New Talent Award at the BFI’s Future Film Festival in 2017. She was subsequently one of 5 directors selected for the Canadian Film Centre Director’s Lab. Her latest short, Pigs, premiered at the 2024 London Film Festival. Her debut feature, Bonus Track, starred Jack Davenport, Alison Sudol, Susan Wokoma and Josh O’Connor. The film was part of the Great8 showcase at Cannes and premiered at LFF and Tallinn in 2023.