My Sister is a Butterfly
When a sheltered Malaysian teenager visits her estranged sister in England, old traumas resurface in this pitch black coming-of-age comedy.
17-year-old Giddy spends a week in England seeking reconnection with her queer and estranged sister, Julie. On the night of Julie’s 24th birthday, Giddy faces a tumultuous transition into adulthood. The sisters clash as old patterns and memories remerge.
- Year: 2024
- Country: Malaysia, United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: House on Fire Productions
- Keyword: climate change, dark comedy, coming of age, colonialism, queer, malaysian
- Director: Emily Ong Shuyi
- Cast: Charmaine Cheong, Klara Grapci-Germizaj, Christelle Elwin, Charlie Murray, Chowee Leow, Alfred Loh