OSCAR, BAFTA AND BIFA LONGLISTED
CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT AS A FEATURE FILM
Written and Directed by Louisa Connolly-Burnham
SISTER WIVES
SISTER WIVES tells the tale of two women living in a strict, polygamous society, who find themselves bound to one another, under the same roof, in the same marriage, as they begin developing feelings for each other. Sister Wives will offer a vital perspective to the canon of coming-out films; at its core, a story of female friendship, of allyship, a story of exploration, both physical & psychological, as together they find the courage to dream in tandem, of a world beyond the walls.
AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR
at The British Short Film Awards
BEST LGBTQIA+ FILM
at HollyShorts LA Film Festival
BEST DIRECTOR
at HollyShorts London Film Festival
BEST BRITISH FILM, BEST ACTRESS and AUDIENCE AWARD
at Iris Prize (BAFTA-qualifying)
BEST COSTUME
at Unrestricted View Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
BEST UK SHORT FICTION
at London Breeze Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
SHORT SCREENPLAY, AUDIENCE AWARD and BEST PRODUCTION
at Sunday Shorts Script Competition
BEST DIRECTOR
at Brighton Rocks Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
BEST BRITISH FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY and BEST SOUND DESIGN
at Sunrise Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
BEST LGBTQ FILM
at North East International Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
FESTIVAL CHOICE
at Oxford Shorts
BEST DRAMA
at Discover Film Festival
STUDENTS CHOICE AWARD
at This Is England Film Festival
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
at Imagine This Women’s Film Festival
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
at Cindependent Film Festival
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
at World Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD
at Stamped Film Festival
AUDIENCE AWARD
at OutReels Cincinnati
BEST LGBTQIA+ DIRECTOR
Yellowstone International Film Festival
BEST DIRECTOR and BEST HEARTBEAT
at One Fluid Night LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY and AUDIENCE AWARD
at Women Without Borders Film Festival
nominations
BEST DRAMA SHORT
Out On Film Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying)
BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Oxford Shorts
BEST ACTRESS
Unrestricted View Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
BEST FILM, BEST COSTUME, BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN and AUDIENCE AWARD
Birmingham Film Festival
BEST DRAMA
Brighton Rocks Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
SELECTIONS
Deadcenter Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying)
Cambridge Film Festival (BAFTA-qualifying)
Bolton Film Festival (BAFTA + BIFA-qualifying)
Spirit of Independence Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
Cardiff Mini Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
Crystal Palace International Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
Beeston Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
Bradford Queer Film Festival
The East London LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Hollywood Shortsfest
Big Fridge International Film Festival
Achill Island Film Festival
Queer Expression Film Festival
Full Bloom Film Festival
FilmPride Brighton & Hove Pride LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
The Her Vision International Film Festival
San Francisco Queer Film Festival
Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival
Florence Queer Film Festival
Immaginaria International Film Festival
British Shorts Berlin Festival
Mardi Gras Film Festival
Fugitive Sister Festival Cannes – Short to Feature Award