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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 Sissy
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'Don’t call popular wellness advocate Cecilia “Sissy”. It’s an old nickname that triggers traumatic memories of school bully Alex, who drove a wedge between 12-year-old Cecilia and her bestie Emma. A decade later, Cecilia (a superb Aisha Dee) bumps into Emma, who invites Cecilia to her hen’s party at a remote bush property. What could go wrong at this happy reunion? Well, just about everything from the moment Cecilia comes face to face with Alex again and all revenge-fuelled hell breaks loose.'

Source: Sydney Film Festival.

Notes

  •  Number 6 on the Guardian Australia’s 10 best Australian films of 2022 

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Works about this Work

Why Sissy Is the Perfect Post-modern Slasher for the Social Media Generation Zachary Ashford , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 162 2023;
Watching and Waiting David Stratton , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 December 2022; (p. 9)
When the Girls Can Be Horrid David Stratton , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5 November 2022; (p. 13)
— Review of Sissy Hannah Barlow , Kane Senes , 2021 single work film/TV
Sissy : Horror Movie from Australian Duo Is an Entertainingly Schlocky Parody of Influencer Culture Michael Sun , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2022;
— Review of Sissy Hannah Barlow , Kane Senes , 2021 single work film/TV

'Of all the terrible fads birthed by the millennial internet – pastel pink, GIF keyboards, the phrase "Netflix and chill" – the Instagram influencer at least makes for a campy archetype on screen. Her presence – and it is unfailingly a her – in film and TV signals the arrival of something unhinged: she is either a stalking victim, or, worse, a Francophile; often conniving and always a liar.'
‘Muriel’s Wedding Was Our North Star’ : The Minds behind Sissy on Their Influencer Horror Film Michael Sun , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 5 November 2022;

'A 90s dark comedy and Australian conwoman Belle Gibson inspired directors Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes to create their camp gorefest that has fans around the world screaming for more.' 
Four Perspectives on Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes’ Raucous Australian Horror Isabelle Carney , James Walsh , Digby Houghton , Lily Rodgers , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , August 2022;
— Review of Sissy Hannah Barlow , Kane Senes , 2021 single work film/TV
Sissy Review – Influencer Horror Film Is a Deranged Pleasure to Watch Luke Buckmaster , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 November 2022;
— Review of Sissy Hannah Barlow , Kane Senes , 2021 single work film/TV 'Carnage ensues when a social media star reluctantly agrees to attend a former friend’s hen party in this impressively unpredictable film'
Sissy : Horror Movie from Australian Duo Is an Entertainingly Schlocky Parody of Influencer Culture Michael Sun , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2022;
— Review of Sissy Hannah Barlow , Kane Senes , 2021 single work film/TV

'Of all the terrible fads birthed by the millennial internet – pastel pink, GIF keyboards, the phrase "Netflix and chill" – the Instagram influencer at least makes for a campy archetype on screen. Her presence – and it is unfailingly a her – in film and TV signals the arrival of something unhinged: she is either a stalking victim, or, worse, a Francophile; often conniving and always a liar.'
When the Girls Can Be Horrid David Stratton , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5 November 2022; (p. 13)
— Review of Sissy Hannah Barlow , Kane Senes , 2021 single work film/TV
‘Muriel’s Wedding Was Our North Star’ : The Minds behind Sissy on Their Influencer Horror Film Michael Sun , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 5 November 2022;

'A 90s dark comedy and Australian conwoman Belle Gibson inspired directors Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes to create their camp gorefest that has fans around the world screaming for more.' 
Watching and Waiting David Stratton , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 December 2022; (p. 9)
Why Sissy Is the Perfect Post-modern Slasher for the Social Media Generation Zachary Ashford , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 162 2023;
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