SISTERS! 

Directed by Nicole Emanuele / Written by Beth Hoyt / 2020 / 11 min
SISTERS! is a FOFIF funded film, receiving a post-production grant from Nice Shoes (colorist: Maria Carretero)
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It could be 1986 or 2023, but one thing is clear: Molly (Beth Hoyt) and Dee (Shoniqua Shandai) are waiting for a bus that is not coming. 

Sisters are women that share parents. Sisters are women that commit a monastic devotion to God. Sisters can be supportive architectural beams. A homologous pair of genetics are sisters. Sister cities, sister companies, sister wives. This Sisters is a short film about the mystery of human connection.

Specifically, it’s about a nun and a makeup artist - Molly and Dee - as they wait for a bus they both desperately need to arrive. The discovery that they are both wearing Chico State t-shirts - neither alums, both thrifted - is only the beginning of their connection.

Their new friendship inspires them to take the leaps they were too afraid to before, including a haircut, a dance, a podcast. For these two women, and for the viewer, these are unforgettable celebrations.

Nicole Emanuele is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. As a director she and her work have been supported by institutions like The Tribeca Film Institute, The Future of Film Is Female, and Refinery 29.  Her work has appeared in film festivals around the world including Mill Valley Film Festival, Rooftop Film Festival, and The Champs Elysees Film Festival and in outlets like The Playlist. She produced the feature film Not Waving But Drowning featuring Adam Driver and Lili Reinhart. She directed her latest short film Sisters! two months postpartum and is proud as hell to be back in the directing saddle as a new mom to baby Elle.

This short is written by and co-starring Beth Hoyt. She’s an actress and comedian who has appeared on Better Call Saul, Dead to Me, Inside Amy Schumer, High Maintenance, & Brooklyn Nine-Nine among others. She hosts a monthly stand up show in Los Angeles, Goodnight LA!, and was a New Face in 2015 Just for Laughs Festival. She writes and performs high dramedy sketches and impressions on her YouTube channel, BethInShow, which has over 3 million views.