Sister (upcoming film)
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| Directed by | Sia Furler |
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| Starring | Maddie Ziegler |
Sister is an upcoming film directed by Australian singer-songwriter Sia Furler (often referred to mononymously as Sia) and starring American child dancer and actress Maddie Ziegler. Its screenplay was co-written by Sia and children's book author Dallas Clayton. The film will feature American actress Kate Hudson.[1][2]
Background and development
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Sia Furler announced the film at the Venice Film Festival. She previously worked with Maddie Ziegler in a series of three music videos, "Chandelier", "Elastic Heart", and "Big Girls Cry", all of which Sia co-directed with Daniel Askill.[3][4] Ziegler also danced during several of Sia's live performances and accompanied her on her Nostalgic for the Present Tour in 2016.[4][5] Sia also featured Ziegler in 2016 music videos for "Cheap Thrills" and "The Greatest", which were also directed by Sia and Askill.[6]
Sia has said that she was "too embarrassed to tell anyone [she] wanted to make a movie, because [she] thought it would be seen as a vanity project, because [she] was a singer".[4] However, after creating the music video for "Chandelier", she decided she was "pretty good" at directing and "felt a little bit braver".[3] The film's screenplay was co-written by Sia and children's book author Dallas Clayton. Sia enjoyed the creative process and noted similarities between directing and writing songs. She said of the process:
For me, the process was basically, I work out the movie. I'll act it out, I'll have the dialogue already in my head ... I can't be bothered to learn Final Draft ... Like, when I sing, I just want to sing the melody and write the lyrics. I don't want to have to do production, which is very technical. I don't enjoy that.[3][4]
Description
The film is based on a one-page story Sia wrote in 2007.[3] Sia told the Philippine Daily Inquirer: "It's about a sober drug dealer and his autistic sister."[7]
References
- ↑ McGrane, Danielle (3 August 2017). "Sia to spread festive cheer with Christmas album". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Sia will be releasing her first Christmas album". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Sia to direct film starring young muse Maddie Ziegler". BBC News. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Tewari, Nidhi (9 September 2015). "'Elastic Heart' Singer Sia to Make a Film Titled 'Sister' with Her Muse Maddie Zeigler". International Business Times. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ Lipshutz, Jason. "Sia Remains an Essential Live Performer in 2016", Billboard, October 26, 2016
- ↑ "Sia Releases Captivating 'Cheap Thrills' Video Featuring Maddie Ziegler", Billboard, March 21, 2016; and Murphy, Desiree "Maddie Ziegler Rocks a Black Wig, Rainbow Face Paint in Sia's Haunting Tribute Video to Orlando Victims", ETonline.com, 6 September 2016
- ↑ Nepales, Ruben V. "Face to face with Sia", Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 14, 2015, accessed April 3, 2016