Overview

• Eden opened in U.S. theaters on August 22 via Vertical and drew mixed reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes hovering around 55%.
• Howard says he conducted in-person research on Floreana Island and spoke with locals and descendants of the Wittmer family.
• He and screenwriter Noah Pink say they collapsed timelines and merged conflicting accounts to shape a coherent narrative centered on the women.
• A much-discussed cave birth sequence is presented as drawn from Margret Wittmer’s account, which Howard says he corroborated by visiting the site.
• Howard describes the film as a big creative risk and a departure from his typically celebratory storytelling.