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, Hans Kesting.
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.
FILM FESTIVALS
2025
Sundance Film Festival (World Premiere)
NewFest Pride (North American Premiere) - Opening Night
Adelaide Film Festival (Australian Premiere) - Opening Night
International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands Premiere)
Provincetown International Film Festival
Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival - Opening Night
CinemaQ Film Festival - Closing Night
Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival - Opening Night
TLVFest – Tel Aviv International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Thessaloniki Film Festival
Seoul Int'l PRIDE Film Festival
Stockholm International Film Festival
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Slovak Queer Film Festival
image+nation LGBT2SQ+ Film Festival - Closing Night
2026
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival - Opening Night
Lux Film Festival Luxembourg
International Film Festival of Ottawa
Roze Filmdagen (Pink Film Days)
Sunny Bunny – Molodist LGBTQ+ Festival
Geelong Pride Film Festival
Queer Nights Athens Film Festival - Opening Night
Pink Apple Film Festival
Kashish Pride Film Festival - Opening Night