Tadpole
Directed by Ethan Lader
Outcast Val is bullied and pushed to the brink, but a surprise discovery enables her to exact revenge on those that turned her life upside down - the line between justice and horror blur and forces her to confront the true cost of vengeance and the darkness within herself.
About Tadpole
Tadpole is an 18-minute sci-fi short film from the USA directed by Ethan Lader. It screened at the 2026 San Jose International Short Film Festival in the program “The Alternative Universe”.
- Director
- Ethan Lader
- Program
- The Alternative Universe
- Country
- USA
- Run time
- 18 mins
- Genre
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
