Holy Days (film)

Holy Days
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNat Boltt
Written byNat Boltt
Based onHoly Days by Dame Joy Cowley
Produced byRoxi Bull
Victoria Dabbs
Sushant Desai
Michelle Morris
Emma Slade
StarringJudy Davis
Miriam Margolyes
Elijah Tamati
Jacki Weaver
CinematographyThomas Burstyn
Edited byCarly Turner
Music byKarl Sölve Steven
Production
companies
Velvet Moss
Lily Pictures
Distributed byPhoton Films (Canada)
Kismet Movies
Rialto Distribution (New Zealand and Australia)
Release dates
  • 5 February 2026 (2026-02-05) (Santa Barbara)
  • 26 February 2026 (2026-02-26) (New Zealand)
  • 27 March 2026 (2026-03-27) (North America)
Running time
101 minutes
CountriesCanada
New Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Holy Days is a 2026 comedy drama film directed and written by Nat Boltt, in her feature directorial debut. A Canadian-New Zealand co-production, the film follows a lost young boy and three nuns who embark on a road trip.

The film had its world premiere at the 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival on 5 February 2026, which was followed by a Canadian premiere at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival on 26 February, and will be theatrically released in New Zealand on 26 February, and North America on 27 March.