Jimpa

Director: Sophie Hyde
Written by: Matthew Cormack and Sophie Hyde
Cast: Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, Aud Mason Hyde, Daniel Henshall, Kate Box, Eamon Farren, Cody Fern, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Deborah Kennedy.
Produced alongside Closer Films

Synopsis: Hannah, a mother takes her trans non-binary teenager Frances to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather Jimpa. But Frances’ desire to stay with Jimpa for a year abroad means Hannah is forced to reconsider her beliefs about parenting and finally confront old stories about the past.

Production Credits: JIMPA is a Closer Films, Mad Ones Films and Viking Film production. Major production investment from Screen Australia and Align with the support of the Netherlands Film Fund and the Netherlands Film Production Incentive. Financed in association with The Finnish Impact Film Fund, Aurora Studios, Cinéart, The South Australian Film Corporation, Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund and Mind The Gap Film Finance. Further financing provided by Kojo, Closer Films and Mad Ones Films. ANZ distribution by Kismet and The Unquiet Collective, and Cinéart is distributing in the Benelux region. International sales by Protagonist Pictures and CAA for North America. Developed with the assistance of Screen Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation.

Premiering at Sundance Film Festival 2025