"We made a horror film and it's found this wonderful audience. It's definitely unexpected. And I wouldn't even necessarily say that our film is a straight horror film, but obviously as soon as you squash someone's head, it tends to not really fall in any other genre, no matter what the rest of the movie's about."
The AMC-owned horror streamer pounced on the film ahead of its world premiere at SXSW over the weekend, where it impressed critics with its sense of humour and performances - it has a 100 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes so far.
Led by 'The Bold Type' star Aisha Dee, 'Sissy' centres on Cecilia (aka Sissy), a successful social media influencer living the dream, until she runs into her ex-teenage best friend. Invited away on a bachelorette weekend, Sissy is stuck in a remote cabin with her high school bully…and a taste for revenge.
Screen Canberra has backed seven projects with $355,000, including horror film 'Sissy', expected to shoot by the end of the year.
One of Australia’s most prolific directors Phillip Noyce, whose extensive credits include 'Newsfront', 'Dead Calm', 'Patriot Games', 'Rabbit Proof Fence', 'The Bone Collector', 'Clear and Present Danger', 'The Quiet American' and 'The Giver', will be honoured with the Longford Lyell Award at tonight’s AACTA Ceremony.