Edie Arnold is a Loser

*MICHIGAN PREMIERE // DIRECTORS IN ATTENDANCE*

“Edie Arnold may be a loser but this movie is a big winner, fresh off its premiere at SXSW. Loser choir girl classmates at “Our Lady of Perpetual Sadness” rebel against The Man—or in this case The Mother Superior—by forming a punk rock band called THE NUNDEAD. It’s like Catholic Girl’s School of Rock. Plus we’re screening it in a church, so it’s basically like a 4D experience.” – CCFF26 Programming Team

Edie Arnold is a Loser

Timid Catholic school dork Edie Arnold is dragged to a punk show where a mishap lands her on stage behind the drums. She’s mortified… but a natural. Convinced by her best friend, she secretly forms a band called The NunDead. Her newfound confidence leads to a date with the altar boy but also a fight that gets her suspended. Thinking she bailed on their first gig, her bandmates bust her out of the house just in time to win a Battle of the Bands. But when she faces expulsion and her mother’s wrath at a disciplinary hearing, footage of her kick-ass performance has an unexpected effect on her mom.

After a Catholic confirmation class, a mischievous teen decides to pretend to be a saintly nun but things go sideways when she’s given the church’s collection basket full of cash. This film was made as part of the American Film Institute’s 2025 Directing Workshop for Women Program.