THE INTIMACY COORDINATOR @theintimacycoordinatorfilm “Kate is an intimacy coordinator. She is also a sex addict.” A huge thank you to @ritmania and @variety for the coverage ✨ CAST: Kate: @louisaconnollyburnham Max: @kieronmoore Ella: @sophiesimnett Nigel: @alex___arnold Roger: @mrtobywilliams CREW: Writer/Director: @louisaconnollyburnham Producers: @louisaconnollyburnham @ben_jacobsmith @roxanemnbourges Prod Cos: @thimblefilms @rawinventive @curtainbangsproductions Post: @harborpictureco Editor: @lesleyposso Colourist: @imkarol.colour DOP: @laurabellinghamdp Intimacy Coordinator: @rosie.fletch.intimacy 1st AD: @emilyjanesheppard Production Design: @harrisonclark Production Sound Mixer: @emilycomptonsound First Assistant Sound: @india_holdstock Costume Designer: @conniejwoods HMU Designer: @4th.storm Script Supervisor: @dhurgadoesfilm #THEINTIMACYCOORDINATOR
THE INTIMACY COORDINATOR @theintimacycoordinatorfilm “Kate is an intimacy coordinator. She is also a sex addict.” A huge thank you to @ritmania and @variety for the coverage ✨ CAST: Kate: @louisaconnollyburnham Max: @kieronmoore Ella: @sophiesimnett Nigel: @alex___arnold Roger: @mrtobywilliams CREW: Writer/Director: @louisaconnollyburnham Producers: @louisaconnollyburnham @ben_jacobsmith @roxanemnbourges Prod Cos: @thimblefilms @rawinventive @curtainbangsproductions Post: @harborpictureco Editor: @lesleyposso Colourist: @imkarol.colour DOP: @laurabellinghamdp Intimacy Coordinator: @rosie.fletch.intimacy 1st AD: @emilyjanesheppard Production Design: @harrisonclark Production Sound Mixer: @emilycomptonsound First Assistant Sound: @india_holdstock Costume Designer: @conniejwoods HMU Designer: @4th.storm Script Supervisor: @dhurgadoesfilm #THEINTIMACYCOORDINATOR
THE INTIMACY COORDINATOR @theintimacycoordinatorfilm “Kate is an intimacy coordinator. She is also a sex addict.” A huge thank you to @ritmania and @variety for the coverage ✨ CAST: Kate: @louisaconnollyburnham Max: @kieronmoore Ella: @sophiesimnett Nigel: @alex___arnold Roger: @mrtobywilliams CREW: Writer/Director: @louisaconnollyburnham Producers: @louisaconnollyburnham @ben_jacobsmith @roxanemnbourges Prod Cos: @thimblefilms @rawinventive @curtainbangsproductions Post: @harborpictureco Editor: @lesleyposso Colourist: @imkarol.colour DOP: @laurabellinghamdp Intimacy Coordinator: @rosie.fletch.intimacy 1st AD: @emilyjanesheppard Production Design: @harrisonclark Production Sound Mixer: @emilycomptonsound First Assistant Sound: @india_holdstock Costume Designer: @conniejwoods HMU Designer: @4th.storm Script Supervisor: @dhurgadoesfilm #THEINTIMACYCOORDINATOR
THE INTIMACY COORDINATOR @theintimacycoordinatorfilm “Kate is an intimacy coordinator. She is also a sex addict.” A huge thank you to @ritmania and @variety for the coverage ✨ CAST: Kate: @louisaconnollyburnham Max: @kieronmoore Ella: @sophiesimnett Nigel: @alex___arnold Roger: @mrtobywilliams CREW: Writer/Director: @louisaconnollyburnham Producers: @louisaconnollyburnham @ben_jacobsmith @roxanemnbourges Prod Cos: @thimblefilms @rawinventive @curtainbangsproductions Post: @harborpictureco Editor: @lesleyposso Colourist: @imkarol.colour DOP: @laurabellinghamdp Intimacy Coordinator: @rosie.fletch.intimacy 1st AD: @emilyjanesheppard Production Design: @harrisonclark Production Sound Mixer: @emilycomptonsound First Assistant Sound: @india_holdstock Costume Designer: @conniejwoods HMU Designer: @4th.storm Script Supervisor: @dhurgadoesfilm #THEINTIMACYCOORDINATOR
Unbelievably proud to say the nominations are in, and the fantastic @louisaconnollyburnham has been nominated for best actress (short) at the amazing BIFA qualifying @uviewff . Not only that but we’ve also been nominated for best sound (@trentmango), which is an absolutely fantastic way to launch our festival run. Couldn’t be happier with that. We’re so proud of this immense team and can’t wait to screen the film on Thursday evening. 🔥🔥🔥 #shortfilm #filmfestival #animperfectcadencefilm
(*🇷🇸За српски превод превуците до 7. слајда*) 🇬🇧SISTER WIVES is the third highest rated live action short film on letterboxd and it was longlisted for a BAFTA! This beautiful LGBTQ story will have its Serbian premiere at our festival on May 15th at 5pm! ✨ 🇷🇸СЕСТРЕ СУПРУГЕ је трећи најбоље оцењен играни кратки филм на апликацији летербоксд, који jе био и у избору за БАФТА награду! Ова ЛГБТ љубавна прича ће на нашем фестивалу имати своју српску премијеру 15. маја од 17 часова! ✨ Design by @tasasvp
🇫🇷 FRENCH PREMIERE 🇫🇷 #THECEILING is heading to @cannesindieshortsawards June 7-10 ✨ CAST: @_louisasexton @jakecurrano CREW: Writer: @_louisasexton Director: @louisaconnollyburnham Producers: @catherinejoywhite & @augusta.woods Executive Producers: @_louisasexton @mariafernandacandidooficial @bollieleejarratt Director of Photography: @angelaneildop Editor: @chloe.kilby Production Designer: @naomibailey Hair & Make Up Designer: @katie.jude Sound Designer: @rush_and_sound Colourist: @adam.m.colour Colour EP: @charlesedmorris @no8ldn @no8colour Gaffer: @tclighting Sound Recordist: Matt Peters First AD: @hivetressman Production Assistant: @camillacamerea First AC: @lauraflack Second AC: @rubencleghorn Grip: @Sean_t891 @thegripcompany Intimacy Coordinator: @elle.mcalpine Mental Health Coordinator: @laurabeatricewhite @laurawhitecoaching Poster Designer: @antoniafelixson Track Films @trackfilmsltd Kusini Productions @kusiniproductions Thimble Films: @thimblefilms Embouchure Productions @embouchureproductions
Next up in the Sharks annual calendar of creative events is our Short Film & Branded Content Awards Competition, which is traditionally held in the first 2 months of the new year. So it’s our great pleasure to announce that Louisa Connolly-Burnham has agreed to join our panel of judges for 2026. Louisa is an award-winning writer-director-actress from Birmingham and founder of Thimble Films. A bold new voice in British cinema, she is celebrated for emotionally charged, darkly sensual, female-led storytelling, as well as her compelling presence both behind and in front of the camera. In 2024, Louisa wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the breakout short film Sister Wives, alongside BAFTA-winner Mia McKenna Bruce (MUBI’s How To Have Sex). The short was long-listed for the 2025 Oscars and BAFTAs, acquired by Film4, ranked #3 in Letterboxd’s global “Year in Review 2024” and won over 30 awards across 100 international festivals, including Best LGBTQIA Film at HollyShorts. Building on the success of the short, Louisa is currently developing her debut feature, Sister Wives, now entering an exciting stage of development. BAFTA-winner Mia McKenna-Bruce will star, alongside executive producer Liz Destro. The Coppola family’s American Zoetrope (Priscilla, Lost in Translation, Apocalypse Now) joins as US producing partner, with Emily Everdee of Everdee Media leading in the UK. Louisa’s previous shorts have also earned international acclaim. Her directorial debut, The Call Centre, received nominations at Oscar-qualifying Foyle Film Festival and BAFTA-qualifying Aesthetica and Underwire, alongside Audience Awards at ÉCU and Sunday Shorts. Her subsequent films, including The Track, The Ceiling, and Fleeting, have screened at prestigious Oscar- and BAFTA-qualifying festivals, winning awards for directing and continuing to explore bold, socially relevant themes. Louisa is now developing four new shorts: The Intimacy Coordinator, Scratching Post and Full Fat A passionate advocate for underrepresented voices in film, Louisa founded KULTY, a safe and inclusive space for women, non-binary, and gender-queer filmmakers. @louisaconnollyburnham @thimblefilms
🥇Mención Especial Competencia Internacional: “Sister Wives / Esposas hermanas” de Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Reino Unido 28 min, ficción @sisterwivesfilm @louisaconnollyburnham Se adentra en el universo de las sectas religiosas para retratar una estructura de poder donde un hombre acumula esposas y las mujeres son relegadas a vínculos de obediencia y sometimiento. Desde una dirección de arte y una fotografía impecables, la obra construye un relato sensible y provocador que interpela a una sociedad aún atravesada por mandatos machistas. El guión y las interpretaciones dan forma a un vínculo sexoafectivo que emerge con delicadeza entre dos mujeres, explorando la ternura, la complicidad y la intimidad como gestos de resistencia dentro de un contexto opresivo. El cuidado en el timing narrativo y la tensión emocional sostienen una composición cargada de liberación, abordando con sutileza temas tabú como el lesbianismo en estructuras religiosas cerradas y la emancipación de mujeres históricamente sofocadas. La paleta cromática, la convivencia de temporalidades y la potencia simbólica de la imagen refuerzan una propuesta coherente, sensible y políticamente significativa. 🎬 Special Mention International Competition: Sister Wives delves into the world of religious sects to portray a power structure in which a man accumulates wives, and women are relegated to bonds of obedience and submission. With impeccable art direction and cinematography, the film constructs a sensitive and provocative narrative that challenges a society still riddled with sexist mandates. The script and performances shape a sexual-emotional bond that emerges delicately between two women, exploring tenderness, complicity, and intimacy as gestures of resistance within an oppressive context. Careful narrative timing and emotional tension sustain a composition charged with liberation, subtly addressing taboo subjects such as lesbianism in closed religious structures and the emancipation of historically suffocated women. The color palette, the coexistence of temporalities, and the symbolic power of the image reinforce a coherent, sensitive, and politically significant proposal
🥇Mención Especial Competencia Internacional: “Sister Wives / Esposas hermanas” de Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Reino Unido 28 min, ficción @sisterwivesfilm @louisaconnollyburnham Se adentra en el universo de las sectas religiosas para retratar una estructura de poder donde un hombre acumula esposas y las mujeres son relegadas a vínculos de obediencia y sometimiento. Desde una dirección de arte y una fotografía impecables, la obra construye un relato sensible y provocador que interpela a una sociedad aún atravesada por mandatos machistas. El guión y las interpretaciones dan forma a un vínculo sexoafectivo que emerge con delicadeza entre dos mujeres, explorando la ternura, la complicidad y la intimidad como gestos de resistencia dentro de un contexto opresivo. El cuidado en el timing narrativo y la tensión emocional sostienen una composición cargada de liberación, abordando con sutileza temas tabú como el lesbianismo en estructuras religiosas cerradas y la emancipación de mujeres históricamente sofocadas. La paleta cromática, la convivencia de temporalidades y la potencia simbólica de la imagen refuerzan una propuesta coherente, sensible y políticamente significativa. 🎬 Special Mention International Competition: Sister Wives delves into the world of religious sects to portray a power structure in which a man accumulates wives, and women are relegated to bonds of obedience and submission. With impeccable art direction and cinematography, the film constructs a sensitive and provocative narrative that challenges a society still riddled with sexist mandates. The script and performances shape a sexual-emotional bond that emerges delicately between two women, exploring tenderness, complicity, and intimacy as gestures of resistance within an oppressive context. Careful narrative timing and emotional tension sustain a composition charged with liberation, subtly addressing taboo subjects such as lesbianism in closed religious structures and the emancipation of historically suffocated women. The color palette, the coexistence of temporalities, and the symbolic power of the image reinforce a coherent, sensitive, and politically significant proposal
Thank you to everyone who came to the very first KULTY Christmas party. It was so special seeing so many familiar faces and meeting lots of new ones too. We have so many exciting plans for 2026 and we hope you’ll come on the ride with us. Thank you for making this community so safe, warm, welcoming, and supportive as we continue our filmmaking journeys together. 💜🎬🎄✨ #KULTY Photographer: @vivfull Venue: @fomo_rentals DJ: @pinks.uk Logo: @ataraxiacreative
Thank you to everyone who came to the very first KULTY Christmas party. It was so special seeing so many familiar faces and meeting lots of new ones too. We have so many exciting plans for 2026 and we hope you’ll come on the ride with us. Thank you for making this community so safe, warm, welcoming, and supportive as we continue our filmmaking journeys together. 💜🎬🎄✨ #KULTY Photographer: @vivfull Venue: @fomo_rentals DJ: @pinks.uk Logo: @ataraxiacreative
Thank you to everyone who came to the very first KULTY Christmas party. It was so special seeing so many familiar faces and meeting lots of new ones too. We have so many exciting plans for 2026 and we hope you’ll come on the ride with us. Thank you for making this community so safe, warm, welcoming, and supportive as we continue our filmmaking journeys together. 💜🎬🎄✨ #KULTY Photographer: @vivfull Venue: @fomo_rentals DJ: @pinks.uk Logo: @ataraxiacreative
Thank you to everyone who came to the very first KULTY Christmas party. It was so special seeing so many familiar faces and meeting lots of new ones too. We have so many exciting plans for 2026 and we hope you’ll come on the ride with us. Thank you for making this community so safe, warm, welcoming, and supportive as we continue our filmmaking journeys together. 💜🎬🎄✨ #KULTY Photographer: @vivfull Venue: @fomo_rentals DJ: @pinks.uk Logo: @ataraxiacreative
Thank you to everyone who came to the very first KULTY Christmas party. It was so special seeing so many familiar faces and meeting lots of new ones too. We have so many exciting plans for 2026 and we hope you’ll come on the ride with us. Thank you for making this community so safe, warm, welcoming, and supportive as we continue our filmmaking journeys together. 💜🎬🎄✨ #KULTY Photographer: @vivfull Venue: @fomo_rentals DJ: @pinks.uk Logo: @ataraxiacreative
Thank you to everyone who came to the very first KULTY Christmas party. It was so special seeing so many familiar faces and meeting lots of new ones too. We have so many exciting plans for 2026 and we hope you’ll come on the ride with us. Thank you for making this community so safe, warm, welcoming, and supportive as we continue our filmmaking journeys together. 💜🎬🎄✨ #KULTY Photographer: @vivfull Venue: @fomo_rentals DJ: @pinks.uk Logo: @ataraxiacreative
Thank you to everyone who came to the very first KULTY Christmas party. It was so special seeing so many familiar faces and meeting lots of new ones too. We have so many exciting plans for 2026 and we hope you’ll come on the ride with us. Thank you for making this community so safe, warm, welcoming, and supportive as we continue our filmmaking journeys together. 💜🎬🎄✨ #KULTY Photographer: @vivfull Venue: @fomo_rentals DJ: @pinks.uk Logo: @ataraxiacreative
Thank you to everyone who came to the very first KULTY Christmas party. It was so special seeing so many familiar faces and meeting lots of new ones too. We have so many exciting plans for 2026 and we hope you’ll come on the ride with us. Thank you for making this community so safe, warm, welcoming, and supportive as we continue our filmmaking journeys together. 💜🎬🎄✨ #KULTY Photographer: @vivfull Venue: @fomo_rentals DJ: @pinks.uk Logo: @ataraxiacreative
🎄💜 MERRY KULTMAS 💜🎄
A huge thank you to the BIFA-qualifying @crystalpalacefilmfestival for awarding @sisterwivesfilm ‘Best Short Film’. We absolutely adore this festival and all the incredible films nominated alongside us in this category. We were thrilled just to be selected, so to win is such a wonderful bonus. A huge thank you to Neill and the whole team ❤️ Kaidence: @louisaconnollyburnham Galilee: @mia_mbruce Jeremiah: @michaelcfox Eden: @darcywillisonsloan Virtue: @jadiehobson Lynlee: @_lisaoc Charity: @augusta.woods Warren: @kuhldietmar Writer/Director: @louisaconnollyburnham Producers: @louisaconnollyburnham & @augusta.woods Edit: @chloe.kilby Colour: @imkarol.colour Composer: @jamesnewmusic Sound Design: @molinarepost Re-recording Mixer: @lensound Dialogue Editor: @confusedrocker SFX Editor: @_kirsty.g Foley: @zoekingfoley Foley: @chesca_bourne ADR: @senorturtle Music Mix: @frankcolucci DP: @angelaneildop 1st AC: @robertshaw_oneword 2nd AC: @ssuzanne_s Op: @meurig_dop Grip: @jay.grip @connorhartridge @thegripcompany 1st AD: @emilyjanesheppard Script Sup: @merrynrae Gaffer: @tclighting Spark: @christinealexander94 Prod Design: @harrisonclark Mixer: @emilycomptonsound Boom: @india_holdstock Costume Designer: @conniejwoods Asst: @_.chloethomas_ HMU Designer: @4th_storm Asst: @ellismckennabruce Intimacy Coord: @stellamoss IC Asst: @rosie.fletch.intimacy VFX: @leew_vfx @njglong @freiwasserfilm @borsarinicola Prod Assts: @rosefletch @lauren_carver_ @mollyvjones @elishamistretta @issycarr__ @tjmanders Prod Comps: @thimblefilms @trackfilmsltd @firstflightspro @goldfinchuk Camera Kit: @focuscanning PR: @londonflairpr EPS: @emilyeverdee @kuhldietmar @nicksadlernsdmt @kbbluebell @mia_mbruce @brianmaydotca @bollieleejarratt @owenpalmiotti @eliinbethesda @kingsleyland @schadowschroeder @barryvonk85 @thecrabzilla @wegs_world @healing.light.films @dywayne_thomas @sandromonetti @david.treatman @oaklandurban @quikmax Anne Burnham Shannon Prynoski M. Sean Agnew Anthony Burnham Robert Hoffman John Kelleher
💘 SOUTH LONDON FOREVER 💘 We have one very happy Camberwell director!!! We are heading to @southlondonfilmfestival ✨ #SISTERWIVES is part of a special event to celebrate outstanding female talent on and off screen – “The South London Film Festival Presents: She Owns The Scene” on June 14th at 2pm at @bromleypicturehouse 👭 📷 @thomaselliotwood Kaidence: @louisaconnollyburnham Galilee: @mia_mbruce Jeremiah: @michaelcfox Eden: @darcywillisonsloan Virtue: @jadiehobson Lynlee: @_lisaoc Charity: @augusta.woods Warren: @kuhldietmar Writer/Director: @louisaconnollyburnham Producers: @louisaconnollyburnham & @augusta.woods Edit: @chloe.kilby Colour: @imkarol.colour Composer: @jamesnewmusic Sound Design: @molinarepost Re-recording Mixer: @lensound Dialogue Editor: @confusedrocker SFX Editor: @_kirsty.g Foley: @zoekingfoley Foley: @chesca_bourne ADR: @senorturtle Music Mix: @frankcolucci DP: @angelaneildop 1st AC: @robertshaw_oneword 2nd AC: @ssuzanne_s Op: @meurig_dop Grip: @jay.grip @connorhartridge @thegripcompany 1st AD: @emilyjanesheppard Script Sup: @merrynrae Gaffer: @tclighting Spark: @christinealexander94 Prod Design: @harrisonclark Mixer: @emilycomptonsound Boom: @india_holdstock Costume Designer: @conniejwoods Asst: @_.chloethomas_ HMU Designer: @4th_storm Asst: @ellismckennabruce Intimacy Coord: @stellamoss IC Asst: @rosie.fletch.intimacy VFX: @leew_vfx @njglong @freiwasserfilm @borsarinicola Prod Assts: @rosefletch @lauren_carver_ @mollyvjones @elishamistretta @issycarr__ @tjmanders Prod Comps: @thimblefilms @trackfilmsltd @firstflightspro @goldfinchuk Camera Kit: @focuscanning PR: @londonflairpr EPS: @emilyeverdee @kuhldietmar @nicksadlernsdmt @kbbluebell @mia_mbruce @brianmaydotca @bollieleejarratt @owenpalmiotti @eliinbethesda @kingsleyland @schadowschroeder @barryvonk85 @thecrabzilla @wegs_world @healing.light.films @dywayne_thomas @sandromonetti @david.treatman @oaklandurban @quikmax Anne Burnham Shannon Prynoski M. Sean Agnew Anthony Burnham Robert Hoffman John Kelleher
