Olivia Colman + John Lithgow Star in Queer Family Drama JIMPA.
It opened last Friday in NY and LA.
National expansion to follow
Directed by: Sophie Hyde
Written by: Matthew Cormack, Sophie Hyde
Starring: Olivia Colman, Aud Mason-Hyde, John Lithgow
Rated: Unrated
Run Time: 1h 53m
Genres: Drama, Family
Producers: Sophie Hyde, Liam Heyen, Bryan Mason, Marleen Slot
Cinematographer: Matthew Chuang
Editor: Bryan Mason
Composer: Nick Ward
Production Companies: Closer Films, Mad Ones Films, Viking Film
Distributed by: Kismet Movies (Australia), Cinéart (Netherlands), Kino Lorber (United States)
Synopsis
Filmmaker Hannah (Olivia Colman) takes her trans nonbinary teenager Frances (Aud Mason-Hyde) to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, lovingly known as “Jimpa” (John Lithgow).
When Frances expresses a desire to stay with Jimpa for a year abroad, Hannah is forced to reconsider her parenting beliefs and the stories she has long told about her family. As Jimpa faces the difficulties of aging as a gay man in a generation that never expected to grow old and Frances grapples with the disappointment of heroes falling short of their ideals, Hannah learns to navigate the differing perspectives of her father and her child.
Inspired by her own experiences as part of a queer family, this intimate, authentic film from acclaimed filmmaker Sophie Hyde (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) is her most personal story yet. Told with empathy, humor, compassion, and joy, Jimpa celebrates the unique loves and challenges of a modern queer family across three generations.
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