Mare's Nest

Plot

Moon travels through a mysterious unexplained world free of adults. Moon meets a scholar turned sage and her translator in a mountain hut, where she tries to understand what is happening, based on a play by Don DeLillo. She meets many others who perform for her, show her a film, give her gifts, show her different possibilities for living. She observes and moves on into an unknown future.

About Mare's Nest

Mare's Nest is a 2025 drama film written and directed by Ben Rivers. The film based on one act play The Word for Snow by Don DeLillo, combines elements of fiction, documentary, poetic essay, and fable, and tells the story of Moon, a young girl exploring a strange, adult-less world. An international co-production between the United Kingdom, France and Canada, the film had its world premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 9 August 2025, where it won the Pardo Verde.

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