MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE is a 2025 war dark comedy drama film directed by Army veteran Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, from a screenplay by Hausmann-Stokes, A.J. Bermudez, and Cherish Chen. It is based on Hausmann-Stokes's short film Merit x Zoe. It is also Hausmann-Stokes's feature directorial debut. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 9th, 2024, where it won the Audience Award.
Engaged in a mysterious relationship with her dead best friend from the Army, a female Afghanistan veteran comes head to head with her Vietnam vet grandfather at the family's ancestral lake house.
The cast includes Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman (U.S. Air Force veteran), Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Gloria Reuben.
MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE arrives in theaters February 28th, courtesy of Briarcliff Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.