Our Sister
TFI Suppport
TFI Pond5 Program 2019 Spring
Logline
A teenage girl with autism and her sister try to come to terms with their grief after the death of their younger sister.
Rosie Westhoff
Director
Rosie is an Australian born film-maker based in London. Her short films have been selected for festivals around the world, including Edinburgh International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, BFI Flare, London Short Film Festival and Underwire Festival. Her most recent short film 'Our Sister' is funded by the BFI Network and will premiere in autumn 2019. Rosie works in drama and comedy-drama and is drawn to stories about young female characters at formative times in their lives. She is currently developing her first feature.
Fiona Hardingham
Producer
Fiona is Co-Executive Producer of Adapted Pictures, which she formed with Producer Anna O’Malley after they worked together on the IFB-funded feature film SHE'S MISSING, starring Eiza Gonzalez, Lucy Fry & Josh Hartnett. Fiona was drawn to producing ‘Our Sister’ due to her close relationship with her three sisters and mission to amplify female centered stories that promote empathy and social change.
She produced the award-winning short ‘One in Five’ for actor David Gyasi’s Indictus Films which premiered at Palm Springs ShortFest and won the Audience Award and Best UK Short runner-up at Kinofilm Festival, Manchester.
Josephine Brown & Bradley Wilson
Writers
Writing team Josephine Brown & Bradley Wilson met whilst studying Film & Television at University of the Arts, London. Since graduating they have written prolifically and are working on several projects, as well as writing individually. Josephine is from Newcastle upon Tyne. She is an inclusive, passionate young writer who draws from her personal life experience. Keen to surround herself with other creatives Josephine is currently working as a Producer at Cookie Studio dealing with leading brands such as Amazon, BBC, MTV, and Pringles. Liverpudlian born and bred Bradley is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. Growing up in a working-class home as a gay man left an impactful footprint on the direction he writes in. Bradley has had experience working for film financing company Silver Reel as well as distribution company Lionsgate UK. Together their writing style is naturalistic and always includes diverse, relatable and unique characters. Creating intimate stories about the human condition.