Sisters is an American comedy film, directed by Susie Yankou and released in 2024.Mia Galuppo, "Inside Out Film Festival: First Look at Gala Movie ‘Sisters’". The Hollywood Reporter, May 24, 2024. 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.Andrew Parker, "Inside Out 2024 Review | Sisters". TheGATE.ca, May 25, 2024.
The cast also includes Anna Garcia, Shila Ommi, Pam Murphy, Peter Banifaz, Daniel Rashid, Langlee Marr, Nabeel Muscatwalla, Jasmine Elist, Jenny Buchanan and Rob Nagle.
Yankou, a Canadian who moved to Los Angeles, California, in the 2010s to study screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts,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. received a Re:Focus grant from the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2022 to assist in the film's production.Valerie Complex, "Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival In Toronto Reveals 8 Recipients Of The 2022 RE:Focus Fund". Deadline Hollywood, November 8, 2022.
The film premiered in May 2024 at Inside Out,Valerie Complex, "Inside Out 2slgbtq+ 34th Annual Film Festival Reveals Full Lineup". Deadline Hollywood, May 3, 2024. where it won the audience award for Best Feature Film.Valerie Complex, "‘A Mother Apart’ Wins Top Prize At Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Awards". Deadline Hollywood, June 3, 2024.
Plot
Cast Shila Ommi as Nazanin Anna Garcia as Raffa Pam Murphy as Aunt Jenny Kausar Mohammed as Priya Mangal Rob Nagle as George Pappas Peter Banifaz as Bahram Daniel Rashid as PJ Jacquis Neal as Ian Nabeel Muscatwalla as Omid Langlee Marr as Ella
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