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Curry Barker to Release Short Film Mama Bear on YouTube
Curry Barker will release a new short film, Mama Bear, on YouTube on Oct.
29, just before Halloween.
The film is set to premiere on the That's a Bad Idea channel at 11:30 a.m.
EDT.
The release follows Barker's success with Obsession, the horror film that brought him a wider audience.
Before making films for cinemas, Barker built a following on YouTube with sketches and short films made with Cooper Tomlinson.
Mama Bear is a partnership with Windows and stars Katie Sarife, Jon Lee Richardson, Ericka Kreuz and Joshua Snyder.
Its story has not been revealed, though casting details mention a character with a doppelgänger.
Barker is also working on Anything but Ghosts, a comedy-horror film planned for release in 2027.
Curry Barker will release the short film Mama Bear on YouTube on October 29.
The film is set to premiere on the That's a Bad Idea channel at 11:30 a.m. EDT.
The project is made in partnership with Windows, according to Polygon.
Its cast includes Katie Sarife, Jon Lee Richardson, Ericka Kreuz and Joshua Snyder.
The film's story and themes have not been revealed.
- Who
- Curry Barker is the filmmaker; the cast includes Katie Sarife, Jon Lee Richardson, Ericka Kreuz and Joshua Snyder.
- What
- Barker is releasing a short film titled Mama Bear.
- When
- October 29, at 11:30 a.m. EDT.
- Where
- On the That's a Bad Idea YouTube channel.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
IGN reported that Barker had announced Mama Bear on Instagram.
Mama Bear is scheduled to premiere on YouTube at 11:30 a.m. EDT.
- Film
- Mama Bear
- Director
- Curry Barker
- Release date
- October 29, 2026
- Premiere time
- 11:30 a.m. EDT
- YouTube channel
- That's a Bad Idea
- Partnership
- Windows
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What people are saying
I obviously have a couple more things that I’m excited about next, but I do see Obsession 2, maybe. Or even what really is exciting to me is maybe an anthology, like a one-hour episode. Each episode is a different wish that goes completely off the rails. Maybe I’ll direct the pilot with the same DP, and you could invite other filmmakers to kind of give their spin at it. That would be really cool.