Last Updated on March 16, 2024 by Angel Melanson
Sissy is a satirical nightmare directed at the social-media-obsessed culture we’ve created and self-victimizing child within us all. Sissy creators Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes describe it as, “our protagonist Cecilia has what we all want: influence. Cecilia’s talent for burying her sad, lonely, trauma-fuelled existence by positioning herself online as a ‘mental health advocate’ makes her cringingly relatable, because aren’t we all actively highlighting the best fragments of ourselves to cancel out our worst? The social-media-obsessed culture we’ve created welcomes the monsters hiding in our societal cracks to not only emerge but reign supreme… encouraging the beasts in all of us to wake in response.” Cecilia is playing a dangerous game, and we're excited to watch it unfold.
Check out the official synopsis and watch the trailer below.
Cecilia and Emma were tween-age BFFs who were going to grow old together and never let anything come between them, until Alex arrived on the scene. 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 premieres at SXSW 2022, available for online screening in the US Saturday, March 12th at 9:00am CT. In-Person Screening World Premiere Friday, March 11th at 10:00pm CT.
