The Substitute

A playful, surreal thriller-comedy about schoolchildren discovering their substitute teacher is an alien, blending kid-perspective adventure with mild body-horror and paranoia.

6th Grade gets a new substitute teacher. She wants to train the class for an international competition in Paris. But something isn't right. How is she able read kids' minds? Why is she so mean? And how does she manage to convince everyone's parents she is so great when the whole class knows she is really an alien?