Sister, we hardly knew ye...

When Inez (Tawny Cypress) took her own life after a long struggle with bipolar disorder and drug addiction, she left no note, only a pile of old photos strewn about her bed. The two people closest to her—her sister, Kira (Talia Thiesfield) and her fiancé, Doug (Michael Chernus)—are left with too many questions. They embark on a self-destructive quest to decipher the significance of the photographs and understand what pushed Inez to kill herself on that fateful night in this MEMENTO-like thriller about family and loss.

Starring Tawny Cypress, Michael Chernus, and Talia Thiesfield.

Director Bio

Julia's award-winning short films have screened on PBS and in dozens of festivals worldwide, including Slamdance, Cinequest, Woodstock, Hamptons, Edmonton, and Chicago International. She has received awards and grants such as IFP Audience Choice Award, Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Grant, New Line Cinema Grant, Milos Forman Fund, ASCAP Scoring Grant, AMPAS Foundation Grant, as well as a residency from the MacDowell Colony. Julia was an editor on the Oscar-nominated film, My Week With Marilyn, and is currently editing for Thirteen/PBS. She emigrated from the former Soviet Union and holds an MFA from Columbia University Film School and a BA from Yale University. Julia’s first narrative feature film, Inez & Doug & Kira, is a recipient of the NYFA Made In NY grant.