Louisa Connolly-Burnham

Sister Wives

Sister Wives is a multi-layered love story that tells the tale of young women living in a strict, fundamentalist, polygamous society in 2003 Utah, USA. Kaidence and Galilee find themselves bound to one another, under the same roof, in the same marriage, as they develop scary, new, exciting feelings for each other. In a harsh, regressive, watchful community where being queer is considered a cardinal sin, they begin having thoughts of leaving the only life they have ever know behind. Sister Wives will offer a vital perspective to the canon of coming-out films; at its core, it is a story of female friendship, of allyship, a story of exploration, both physical and psychological, as together they find the courage to dream in tandem, of a world beyond the walls.

July 11, 2025
1-2:30 PM

Court Square Theater
44-02 23rd St, Long Island City

Louisa Connolly-Burnham is an award-winning director & screenwriter from Birmingham. She founded the production company THIMBLE FILMS in 2019 & she is a member of the female filmmaking collective CINESISTERS. In January 2024 Louisa wrapped principle photography on SISTER WIVES the short which she wrote, directed, produced & starred in alongside BAFTA-winner Mia McKenna-Bruce (How To Have Sex).

Her directorial debut THE CALL CENTRE, which she also wrote, had a successful festival run, including the Oscar-qualifying Foyle Film Festival with a nom for ‘Best International Film’, Aesthetica Film Festival, Underwire Film Festival with a "Best Producer" nom, whilst also winning the audience awards at ÉCU Film Festival & Sunday Shorts Film Festival.

Louisa’s second film THE TRACK followed suit, with a successful run at the Oscar-qualifying Durban International Film Festival, BAFTA-qualifying festivals: British Urban Film Festival & Carmarthen Film Festival and a best director award at the 2022 World Indie Film Awards. It also screened at BIFA-qualifying Manchester Film Festival, London Independent Film Festival & Manchester/London Lift-Off Film Festival.

Her third short film THE CEILING, which discusses arousal non-concordance & consent, recently begun it’s festival run, starting at the BIFA-qualifying Exit 6 Film Festival. Her fourth short film FLEETING set in the Irish ‘Repeal The Eighth’ referendum in 2018 has just begun it’s festival run starting at the IFTA-qualifying Catalyst Film Festival.

Two young women with dark hair, standing close together, touching foreheads, with eyes closed, outdoors during sunset.

Two women with long, braided and wavy hair, wearing dresses, are standing close together outdoors in a rural area during sunset, with trees and an open field in the background.

A woman with long, wavy, brown hair wearing a long white dress standing on a wooden dock by a calm lake, facing away from the camera, with trees in the background on a cloudy day.

A woman with long, curly red hair sitting in a bathtub, looking over her shoulder towards the camera. The background features a lit candle and wooden walls.

Two women in long dresses walking hand in hand on a grassy field with leafless trees and a clear sky in the background

Two people embracing, one lying on top of the other, with their hands intertwined on their chest. The person on top is wearing a beige shirt with a buttoned cuff, and the person underneath is in a greenish shirt, with a ring on the finger.

Close-up of a young woman with wavy red hair looking thoughtfully to the side, wearing a pink shirt with a button near the collar.

A woman with dark hair styled in a braid, wearing a red dress, standing outdoors in a wooded area during sunset.

A man and a woman sitting up in bed in a dimly lit bedroom. The man has a beard and is wearing a beige shirt, looking to the left. The woman has long dark hair and is wearing a light-colored nightgown, looking forward. There is a cross hanging on the wallpapered wall behind them.