Oscar®, Bafta-qualified and BIFA-longlisted Sister Wives by Louisa Connolly-Burnham

OSCAR®, BAFTA-qualified and BIFA-longlisted Sister Wives Shares a Heartfelt Story of Two Women Married to the Same Man.

Los Angeles, CA (January 24, 2025). Director and star Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s Sister Wives tells a beautiful story of two people who find love in confining conditions. Kaidence (Louisa Connolly-Burnham) is a married young woman living in a fundamentalist polygamous society. When her husband brings home a new bride. Galilee (Mia McKenna-Bruce), the sister wives find themselves unexpectedly drawn to one another.

This romantic short is in acquisition by Film4 and is currently streaming on Channel4. The film won ‘Best British Film’ and ‘Best Actress’ at the prestigious Iris Prize. And, has qualified for the 2025 Oscars® and BAFTAs. This British short is also on the longlist for a BIFA. Sister Wives is also being in development into a feature film. Which plans to shoot next summer with Mia McKenna-Bruce set to reprise her role.

Logline: Two sister wives married to the same man start to develop feelings for each other.

Louisa Connolly-Burnham is an award-winning director & screenwriter hailing from Birmingham who founded her production Thimble Films in 2019. In 2024, Louisa shot the now BIFA-longlisted Sister Wives. The short which she wrote, directed, produced & starred in alongside BAFTA-winner Mia McKenna-Bruce (How to Have Sex). Sister Wives started its festival run at Oscar-qualifying festivals HollyShorts (Best LGBTQIA+ Film), Deadcenter & Out On Film. Her directorial debut The Call Centre. Which she penned, had a successful festival run. It includes Foyle Film Festival, Aesthetica & Underwire & winning audience awards at ÉCU Film Festival & Sunday Shorts Film Festival. The Call Centre currently has 2+ million views on Omeleto. Thus making it one of the most successful films on the platform.

The Official Trailer for Sister Wives Directed by Louisa Connolly-Burnham

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Producer Augusta Woods of both British & Irish heritage founded her production company, Track Films in 2020. And, produced, wrote and starred in her debut Variety featured short film The Track. Executive Produced by Primetime Emmy nominated actor Jim Carter and BAFTA award winning actress Imelda Staunton. She has produced 7 short films including Rambler Man which won Best Short Film at Covent Garden Film Festival. And, Irish film Fleeting which acquired a win at BIFA qualifying Brighton Rocks. It was recently selected at IFTA qualifying Disappear Here and Catalyst Film Festival. She was also Assistant Producer on Fifty-Four Days starring Celia Imrie. Which won Best Short Film at BAFTA qualifying British Urban Film Festival. And, Best Narrative Short at the Oscar qualifying 31st Anniversary Pan African Film Festival.

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EE BAFTA Rising Star and British Independent Film Award ‘Lead Performance’ winner Mia McKenna-Bruce has garnered awards recognition and critical praise for her breakout role in British Independent feature How to Have Sex from Molly Manning-Walker. Mia will next star as the inquisitive ‘Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent’ in Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel The Seven Dials Mystery.

The series centers on “Bunde”, who is tasked with solving a murder that occurs after a practical joke at a lavish country house- party goes horribly wrong. Hailed as being ‘Agatha Christie for a new generation’, the series is written by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall and executive produced by Suzanne Mackie. Mia stars alongside Helena Bonham-Carter, Martin Freeman and Edward Bluemel in the series, which is in production and due to be released in 2025.

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