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Sophie Hyde
Born January 1, 1977 · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (age 49)
Sophie Hyde is an Australian film director, writer, and producer based in Adelaide, South Australia. She is the co-founder of Closer Productions and known for her award-winning debut fiction film, 52 Tuesdays (2013) and the comedy drama Animals (2019). She has also made several documentaries, including Life in Movement (2011), a documentary about dancer and choreographer Tanja Liedtke, and televis…
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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande · 2022Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
★ 7.02022
MovieRomanceDrama
Nancy Stokes, a retired schoolteacher, is pretty sure she has never had good sex. Now that her husband has died, she is determined to take a tour of sexual vistas that until now she has only imagined. She even has a plan; it involves an anonymous hotel room, and a sex worker who calls himself Leo Grande.
Jimpa · 2026Jimpa
★ 6.72026
MovieDrama
Hannah and her non-binary teenager Frances visit her gay grandfather Jimpa in Amsterdam. Frances expresses a desire to stay with their grandfather for a year, challenging Hannah's parenting beliefs and forcing her to confront past issues.
Animals · 2019Animals
★ 5.52019
MovieComedyDrama
Longtime friends and party lovers Laura and Tyler navigate life and love in Dublin, Ireland but find themselves drifting apart when Laura becomes engaged.
Our Effed Up World · 2026Our Effed Up World
2026
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Sheri thought her biggest problem in life was dealing with the recent loss of her beloved grandma. But when a mysterious entity crash lands in the woods, only she and her group of shitkicker friends are what stands in the way of an insatiable, intergalactic hunger.
An Ideal WifeAn Ideal Wife
MovieDrama
The film charts the story of Oscar Wilde’s marriage to Lloyd, an author and activist, and the sexual awakening she experienced after she learned that Wilde was homosexual.
My Last Ten Hours with You · 2007My Last Ten Hours with You
★ 4.82007
MovieDramaRomance
The final night of Mark and Jeremy's relationship, they wait it out, trying to find the way to say goodbye.
Fucking Adelaide · 2017Fucking Adelaide
★ 5.32017
MovieDramaComedy
A comedy drama told from six different perspectives of a family who reunite in Adelaide when Mum plans to sell the family home. Any sense of togetherness quickly crumbles to reveal how fucked and glorious it is to be home.
52 Tuesdays · 201452 Tuesdays
★ 5.22014
MovieDrama
Sixteen-year-old Billie’s reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition, and their time together becomes limited to Tuesdays. This emotionally charged story of desire, responsibility, and transformation was filmed over the course of a year—once a week, every week, only on Tuesdays.
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