OSCAR, BAFTA AND BIFA LONGLISTED

CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT AS A FEATURE FILM

Written and Directed by Louisa Connolly-Burnham

SISTER WIVES

Two sister wives married to the same man start to develop feelings for each other.

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awards

  • BEE Film Festival – Best Script, Best Performance, Best International Film

  • Brighton Rocks International Film Festival – Best Director

  • British Short Film Awards – Best British Director

  • Cannes World Film Festival – Best Narrative Short Film

  • Cindependent Film Festival – Best International Film

  • Cine International Film Festival – Girls on Film Award

  • Crystal Palace International Film Festival – Best Short Film

  • Discover Short Film Festival – Best Drama

  • East London LGBTQ+ Film Festival – Best Short Film

  • Femme Filmmakers Festival – Best Film, Best Cinematography, Short Film Innovation Award Film, Best Actress, Audience Award

  • Film Critical Space Awards – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography

  • Fugitive Sister Festival – Short to Feature Award

  • HollyShorts Film Festival – Best LGBTQIA+ Film

  • HollyShorts Film Festival (London) – Best Director

  • Imagine This Women’s Film Festival – Best International Film

  • London Breeze Film Festival – Best UK Short Fiction

  • Lytham International Film Festival – Best Director, Women in Focus Award

  • New York Indie Short Awards – Best Actress

  • North East International Film Festival – Best LGBTQ+ Film

  • OFN LGBTQIA+ Film Festival – Best Director, Best Heartbeat

  • OutReels Cincinnati – Audience Award

  • Oxford Shorts – Festival Choice Award

  • Yellowstone International Film Festival – Best LGBTQIA+ Director

nominations

  • Birmingham Film Festival – Best Film, Best Costume, Best Production Design

  • British Film Designers Guild Awards – Best Production Design (Short Film)

  • British Short Film Awards – Best British Film, Best Costume

  • Cindependent Film Festival – Best Director, Best Actress

  • Sunday Shorts Film Festival – Best Screenplay, Audience Award

  • Sunrise Film Festival – Best Director, Best British Film, Best Sound Design, Best Cinematography

  • The Iris Prize – Best British Short Film, Best Actress, Audience Award

  • The Shark Awards – Grand Prix, Best Director

  • This Is England Festival – Student’s Choice Award

  • Unisphere Film Festival – Best Narrative Short

  • Unrestricted View Film Festival – Best Costume

  • Utah Film Festival – Best Drama

  • Women Without Borders Film Festival – Best Cinematography

  • Cine International Film Festival – Best Supporting Actress

  • Liverpool Indie Festival – Best Short Film

  • OFN LGBTQIA+ Film Festival – Best Actress

  • Utah Film Festival – Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actress

SELECTIONS

  • Beeston Film Festival

  • Big Fridge International Film Festival

  • Bolton International Film Festival

  • Bournemouth International Film Festival

  • Bradford Queer Film Festival

  • British Shorts

  • Cambridge Film Festival

  • Cannes Film Awards

  • Cardiff Mini Film Festival

  • Clare Island Film Festival

  • deadCenter Film Festival

  • Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival

  • Female Characters Film Fest

  • FilmPride

  • Fine Line Film Fest

  • Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival

  • Florence Queer Film Festival

  • Full Bloom Film Festival

  • Hollywood Shortsfest

  • Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival

  • Kashish Film Festival

  • Kino London Short Film Festival

  • Mardi Gras Film Festival

  • Muskoka Queer Film Festival

  • Out Film CT

  • Out On Film: Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival

  • Peckham Filmmakers Showcase

  • Reel Out Charlotte Film Festival

  • SAFICXS International Lesbian Short Film Fest

  • SF Queer Film Festival

  • Spirit of Independence Film Festival

  • Stamped Film Festival

  • Sunderland Shorts Film Festival

  • Her Vision International Film Festival

  • South London Film Festival

  • Utah Queer Film Festival

  • West London Film Festival