September Says

Directed by Ariane Labed
Ireland
2024
100 mins

Synopsis

The dynamic between two close sisters takes a sinister edge after one is suspended from school. Actor Ariane Labed (Alps SFF 2012 Winner, The Lobster) constructs a superbly gothic atmosphere in her Cannes-selected directorial debut.

Teenage sisters July (Mia Tharia) and September (Pascale Kann) are extremely close. So entwined that they seem to require no one else. They tolerate their single mother, Sheela (Rakhee Thakrar, Sex Education), but even at school, the duo’s interactions with the other students are mostly acrimonious. Born just 10 months apart, September is extremely protective of July, but she also expects her sister to follow every instruction, however unreasonable. When July begins to exert her independence and acts on the attraction she feels for a boy at school, things take a bad turn. Mother and daughters decamp to an old family home in Ireland, where the bond between July and September takes on new, increasingly heightened dimensions. In her visually inventive, atmospheric and surreal debut, director Ariane Labed explores these familial ties – and a love so intense it transforms reality.

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.

Labed excels at bringing out the offbeat nuances of intimacy
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire

Tickets

Tue 11 June 2024, 8:20am
State Theatre
Assisted ListeningWheelchair
Wed 12 June 2024, 5:05am
State Theatre
Assisted ListeningWheelchair
  • Year
    2024
  • Country
    Ireland, UK, Germany
  • Language
    In English
  • Director
    Ariane Labed
  • Producer
    Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann, Lara Hickey, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe
  • Cast
    Mia Tharia, Pascale Kann, Rakhee Thakrar
  • Screenwriter
    Ariane Labed
  • Cinematographer
    Balthazar Lab
  • Editor
    Bettina Böhler
  • Genre
    Women Directors, Focus on Women, Literary & Adaptations, Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Cannes Selected
  • Premiere
    Australian Premiere
  • Company Credits
    Australian Distributor: Madman Entertainment
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