Jinx Sister

Returning to Auckland after living in Los Angeles, Laura (Sara Wiseman) reconnects with Mairie (Rachel Nash), the sister she hasn't spoken to in a decade. But the road to reconciliation is complicated by Laura's belief that she was once responsible for their father's death. Laura keeps pushing people away, despite the attentions of a painter (Jarod Rawiri) who sees past her brash exterior. Two-thirds self-funded, this second movie from Athina Tsoulis was nominated for Qantas Awards for Best Film under $1 million — and for lead actors Wiseman (Mercy Peak, A Place to Call Home) and Nash (The Cult, The Almighty Johnsons).

[Director Athina Tsoulis] wanted to show two sides of how people deal with family grief: one rejects love for fear of it happening again, and another person surrounds themselves in it, cotton wools themselves in it.

– Actor Sara Wiseman on the main characters in Jinx Sister, The Otago Daily Times, 18 October 2008

Key Cast & Crew

Sara Wiseman

As: Laura

Jarod Rawiri

As: Sam

Rewa Harre

Cinematographer

Rachel Nash

As: Mairie Carter

Will Wallace

As: Phil Carter

Athina Tsoulis

Director, Writer, Executive Producer