Director and co-writer (with Matthew Cormack) Sophie Hyde takes inspiration from her own life as daughter of a gay man and mother of a trans nonbinary teenager to tell the moving story of an ...
Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...
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Jimpa review: Olivia Colman & John Lithgow bolster sweet but aimless queer family drama
Directed by Australian filmmaker Sophie Hyde — the mastermind behind Good Luck to You, Leo Grande – Jimpa isn’t just an indie gem tailor-made for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Co-written by Hyde ...
Kicking off the 2025 Sundance Film Festival with a winner already. I adore this film. I really connected with it, even if I'm not like anyone in it. Jimpa is the latest film written and directed by ...
EXCLUSIVE: After acquiring North American rights to Jimpa, the Sundance family drama starring Olivia Colman, John Lithgow and Aud Mason-Hyde, Kino Lorber has announced that it will release the film at ...
In Jimpa, a filmmaker must reconcile her feelings about her gay father — a passionate, larger-than-life figure who hasn’t always been easy to love. For Good Luck To You, Leo Grande director Sophie ...
Drew Burnett Gregory is back at Sundance bringing daily updates on the best of LGBTQ+ cinema and beyond. Follow along for more coverage or read her review of Jimpa below. For decades, queer people ...
"I understand the need to find yourself, find your family... I simply said: Frances, this is your grandpa, Jim. But he thought grandpa sounded too old so he gave himself a new name: Jimpa." Kismet ...
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Jimpa review: Olivia Colman & John Lithgow's new movie made me cry thanks to its tender authenticity
Frances is a child between two worlds. At the age of 16, they’re on the cusp of maturity, exploring their nonbinary identity but still with a lot to learn. In Jimpa, Frances, played by writer-director ...
Directed and co-written by Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’s Sophie Hyde, Jimpa is a tale of wish fulfillment on multiple levels — often to its detriment. The first level is its plot, which follows an ...
"Although I do often like the work I do," Colman said, joining costar Aud Mason-Hyde and filmmaker Sophie Hyde at the IndieWire Studio at Sundance, presented by Dropbox. “And then my agents said ‘I ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Director and co-writer (with Matthew Cormack) Sophie Hyde takes inspiration from her own life as daughter of a gay man and mother ...
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