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