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| Sisters | |
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| Directed by | Susie Yankou |
| Written by | Susie Yankou |
| Produced by | Katie Sue Escher Sarah Khasrovi Riley Scott Susie Yankou |
| Starring | Susie Yankou Sarah Khasrovi Kausar Mohammed |
| Cinematography | Jon Corum |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sisters is an American comedy film, directed by Susie Yankou and released in 2024. [1] 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. [2]
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, [3] received a Re:Focus grant from the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in 2022 to assist in the film's production. [4]
The film premiered in May 2024 at Inside Out, [5] where it won the audience award for Best Feature Film. [6]
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