Lady Puritan | 15:42 | 2026
Lady Puritan is a surreal psychological meditation on ancestral trauma and the intimate horror of what we are born carrying. Set against the shadow of American Puritanism, the film explores the tension between repression and embodied desire.
"An oneiric journey back to nature, exposing the contradictory place of women in American colonies
founded on an imported, invasive Puritanism that has always been alien to the native environs."
— Anton Bitel, Projected Figures
“A visual personification of feminine rage and generational trauma.”
— Reel News Daily
“A rare beast in how naturally, earnestly freaky it is.”
— The Geek Show
“Some of the wildest and most ambitious imagery of 2026.”
— B-Sides & Badlands
"Lady Puritan draws parallels between historical and contemporary moral battles."
— The Hollywood Times
Additional Coverage
• Our Frightening Five: A Quintet of Recommended Panic Fest Short Films — Scariest Things
• Panic Fest 2026: A Conversation with Justin Streichman & Gustine Füdickar — B-Sides & Badlands
• Interview with Gustine Fudickar & Justin Streichman directors of Lady Puritan — The Hollywood Times
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
Boston Underground
Panic Fest
Ravenheart International Film Festival
Chattanooga Film Festival
Dances With Films
Oak Cliff Film Festival
Defy Film Festival
BUT Film Festival
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
Fright Nights
A Film by.............................Gustine Füdickar & Justin Streichman
Featuring.............................Gustine Füdickar, Dorothy Dubrule, Stacy Dawson Stearns
Score & Sound Design by........Aaron Drake
Edited by.............................Justin Streichman
Gustine Füdickar
Justin Streichman
Dorothy Dubrule
Stacy Dawson
Aaron Drake
Press Kit (PDF)
Contact
For press and festival inquiries:
justinstreichman@gmail.com