Nine Days is a 2021 drama written and directed by Edson Oda, his directorial debut. Spike Jonze serves as an executive producer. It tells the story of Will, an arbiter who judges souls before they inhabit bodies in the living world. He lives in an isolated house in the middle of a desert scape, interviewing candidate souls for the opportunity to be born; if they are not selected, Will gives them a parting memory before their existence is erased.
The cast includes Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Tony Hale, and Bill Skarsgård.
Nine Days had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27th, 2020. It is scheduled to be released by Sony Pictures Classics in limited theaters on July 30th, 2021, with a wide release on August 6th. Watch the official trailer below.