🎬 Jimpa

Hannah (Olivia Colman), a dedicated Australian film director, travels with her non-binary teenage child, Frances (Aud Mason-Hyde), to Amsterdam to visit Hannah's father, Jimpa (John Lithgow). Jimpa is an eccentric, openly gay artist and activist who has lived a life of unrestrained freedom, bohemian ideals, and radical self-expression.

During the visit, Frances feels an immediate, transformative connection to Jimpa and his vibrant, queer social circle, deciding they want to stay in Amsterdam with their grandfather for their final year of high school. This wish forces Hannah to confront her complex, unhealed childhood emotional wounds surrounding her father's bohemian lifestyle, sparking a deeply intimate exploration of parenting, queer legacy, generational boundaries, and the evolving nature of love within non-traditional families.

💡 Did you know?
Inspired by Real Family Roots: Director Sophie Hyde co-wrote the film based loosely on her own family experiences. In a deeply personal casting choice, Hyde cast her own real-life non-binary child, Aud Mason-Hyde, to play Frances, marking their major feature film acting debut opposite Academy Award-winner Olivia Colman.

Filmed on Location in Amsterdam and South Australia: Production was split across two distinct visual landscapes—the historic, bustling canals and bohemian queer hubs of Amsterdam, and the stark, serene coastline of South Australia.

Reunion for Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Team: Jimpa reteams director Sophie Hyde with producer Bryan Mason and key creative team members following the critical success of their 2022 acclaimed comedy-drama Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (starring Emma Thompson).

Lithgow's Multilingual Preparation: To authentically portray an Australian expat who has spent decades immersed in the Dutch art scene, John Lithgow worked closely with language coaches to weave natural conversational Dutch throughout his performance.

Exploration of "Queer Elders": The script was praised during its festival run for giving rare spotlight to the experience of older queer generations, contrasting Jimpa's 1970s liberation-era activism with Frances's modern, fluid generation.

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