My Girlfriend Turned Into a Worm (2026) | Short Film

Overview

Years after what began as a seemingly normal relationship, two couples gather at Carlson Park for what’s revealed to be Arthur’s anniversary. The occasion is immediately undercut by a darkly comic situation involving “worm life.”

The Worm Relationship

Arthur insists that life has changed since his girlfriend, Ramona, has somehow transformed into a literal worm. Although the conversation is played like a casual “relationship update,” it quickly escalates into increasingly outrageous reactions and jokes, including:

• Ramona being “really big now”
• her flopping around despite having no arms or legs
• Arthur having locked himself away all day caring for her
• uncomfortable speculation about sex
• absurd worm-biology hypotheticals—such as whether cutting a worm would create “more girlfriends”

The group banter treats everything like relationship gossip, but the jokes also reveal just how completely Arthur has committed himself to the transformation.

Ramona’s Arrival and the Shift to Something Serious

The tone turns serious when Ramona arrives and discovers that something has gone wrong. Arthur’s wife (Ramona) panics because the worm was left out without protection. This triggers frantic guilt and scolding.

Arthur claims he “just went to the bathroom,” but the others point to the central problem: since she’s a worm, she can crawl off and disappear into the many tiny “houses” Arthur has built for her.

The searching builds into a tense emotional moment. Arthur’s partner effectively tells him that, however loving his care has been, “it isn’t her anymore,” and that he must accept the loss instead of treating it like the old relationship.

Ending: Devotion, Denial, and Loss

The film closes with an intimate breakdown. Arthur tries to reconnect by asking what she needs—food, water, anything—only to be met with exhausted, desperate pleading and looping declarations of love.

The final vibe is tragic beneath the comedy: Arthur’s devotion reads both as an act of love and as a form of denial.

Main Personalities Shown

• Arthur (caretaker/partner devoted to the worm version of his girlfriend)
• Ramona (husband/wife figure who brings supplies and confronts Arthur)
• Arthur’s wife / partner (Elise/Anelise) (appears in conversation and challenges Arthur’s reality)
• Other friends/guests (the group at the park who joke, tease, and speculate about the worm situation)