Writer-director Julia Ducournau (Raw, Titane) will appear at a series of advance screenings for her latest film Alpha in New York and Los Angeles, with live Q&A sessions scheduled throughout the week.

The screenings begin this weekend and will give fans the chance to catch the film early while hearing directly from the filmmaker behind some of modern horror’s most daring work.

Screening schedule:

• March 14 – New York – Walter Reade Theater – 8:15 PM

• March 16 – New York – IFC Center – 6:30 PM

• March 16 – New York – AMC Lincoln Square – 7:30 PM

• March 17 – New York – IFC Center – 6:30 PM

• March 18 – Los Angeles – AMC Burbank – 7:00 PM

• March 19 – Los Angeles – AMC Century City – 7:00 PM

If you can’t make it to one of the advance screenings, Alpha will arrive in theaters nationwide on March 27 via Neon.

The body horror drama centers on a troubled 13-year-old girl living with her single mother. Their fragile world begins to unravel when she returns home from school one day with a mysterious tattoo on her arm.

The film stars Tahar Rahim (Madame Web), Golshifteh Farahani (Extraction), and Mélissa Boros, alongside Emma Mackey (Death on the Nile), Finnegan Oldfield (Infested), and Louai El Amrousy.

Alpha premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, earning Ducournau her second Palme d’Or nomination. The director previously won the prestigious award in 2021 for Titane.

Stay tuned to GoreCulture for more updates on Alpha as its theatrical release approaches.