Sisters (2024 film)
| Sisters | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Susie Yankou |
| Written by | Susie Yankou |
| Produced by | Katie Sue Escher Sarah Khasrovi Riley Scott Susie Yankou |
| Starring | Susie Yankou Sarah Khasrovi Kausar Mohammed |
| Cinematography | Jon Corum |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sisters is an American comedy film, directed by Susie Yankou and released in 2024.[1] The film stars Yankou and Sarah Khasrovi as Lou and Esther, friends whose close sisterly relationship is tested when Lou discovers at her father's funeral that she has a real half-sister named Priya (Kausar Mohammed) whom she never knew, and begins to prioritize getting to know Priya over her friendship with Esther.[2]
The cast also includes Anna Garcia, Shila Ommi, Pam Murphy, Peter Banifaz, Daniel Rashid, Langlee Marr, Nabeel Muscatwalla, Jasmine Elist and Jenny Buchanan.
Yankou, a Canadian who moved to Los Angeles, California, in the 2010s to study screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts,[3] received a Re:Focus grant from the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2022 to assist in the film's production.[4]
The film premiered in May 2024 at Inside Out,[5] where it won the audience award for Best Feature Film.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Mia Galuppo, "Inside Out Film Festival: First Look at Gala Movie ‘Sisters’". The Hollywood Reporter, May 24, 2024.
- ^ Andrew Parker, "Inside Out 2024 Review | Sisters". TheGATE.ca, May 25, 2024.
- ^ Joshua Chong, "She sold cookies as a teenager to pay for film school. Now she’s back in Toronto for her feature film debut". Toronto Star, May 23, 2024.
- ^ Valerie Complex, "Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival In Toronto Reveals 8 Recipients Of The 2022 RE:Focus Fund". Deadline Hollywood, November 8, 2022.
- ^ Valerie Complex, "Inside Out 2slgbtq+ 34th Annual Film Festival Reveals Full Lineup". Deadline Hollywood, May 3, 2024.
- ^ Valerie Complex, "‘A Mother Apart’ Wins Top Prize At Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Awards". Deadline Hollywood, June 3, 2024.
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