‘Nightbitch’ Director Marielle Heller Says the Film Is ‘Rebellious’ in Trump Era of ‘Forced Motherhood’

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Katcy Stephan SPOILER ALERT: This Q&A contains spoilers for the ending of “Nightbitch,” out now in theaters.

A stream-of-consciousness novel about a stay-at-home mom who sometimes turns into a dog isn’t exactly the easiest material to adapt.

One might even call it “unfilmable.” For “Nightbitch” director and writer Marielle Heller, that was exactly the appeal. “When you read something that feels reflective of your own experience, it’s such an exuberant and meaningful experience,” she tells Variety. “It gave me more room to actually start from scratch, and write it as a film in a way that I didn’t feel as limited.

Sometimes when a novel is written in a way that just feels like it is meant to be a movie, you don’t have a lot of creative freedom in it.” In the audacious new film from Searchlight Pictures based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Yoder, six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams anchors the fantastical tale of unleashing the primal beast within.