LevelK Boards SXSW-Bound Aussie Horror Movie ‘Sissy’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLevelK has boarded the buzzed-about Australian horror movie “Sissy” which have its world premiere at SXSW’s Midnighters section.
The company is handling international sales on “Sissy,” while XYZ films is representing North American rights.Penned and directed by Hannah Barlow (For Now) and Kane Senes (Echoes of War, For Now), the film stars Aisha Dee (The Bold Type) as Cecilia, aka Sissy, a twenty-something girl whose best friend is Emma.
The two were inseparable until Emma’s new friend Alex got in the way. Twelve years later, Cecilia is a successful social media influencer living the dream of an independent, modern millennial woman, until she runs into Emma for the first time in over a decade.
Emma invites Cecilia away on her bachelorette weekend at a remote cabin in the mountains, where Alex proceeds to make Cecilia’s weekend a living hell. “Sissy is a satirical nightmare directed at the self-victimizing child within all of us,” said Barlow and Senes. “With over 200k followers, our protagonist Cecilia has what we all want: influence.
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