Sender

Julia was fired three weeks ago. She also got sober three weeks ago. She’s starting over in a suburban rental, and doing a lot of online shopping to help make the space her own, fast. When packages she didn’t order start showing up at her door — a blender, a corkscrew, her signature shade of lipstick — they feel so unnervingly tied to her past that it starts to feel like someone is watching her. The shopping site Smirk denies responsibility. But increasingly paranoid, Julia tumbles down a rabbit hole to find the identity of her anonymous sender.

Premiering at SXSW in competition on March 14, 2026.

Written & Directed by Russell Goldman

Producers: Jamie Lee Curtis, Molly Hallam, Jake Katofsky

Executive Producers: Thomas Grabinski, Akshay Shah, Britt Lower and Russell Goldman

Cinematographer: Gemma Doll-Grossman

Production Designer: Melisa Myers

Costume Designer: Sarah Trost

Editor: Marco Rosas

Sound Design: Nathan Ruyle

Composer: Gavin Brivik

Cast 

(in order of appearance)

Jamie Lee Curtis
Britt Lower
Utkarsh Ambudkar
Rhea Seehorn
Edward Torres
David Dastmalchian
Anna Baryshnikov
Mike Mitchell 
Alyssa Limperis
Inger Stratton