‘Sissy’ directors and star Aisha Dee chat their new horror | Interview

Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes chat their new horror-comedy Sissy, which premiered at SXSW, along with star

Sissy, which opened the Midnighter section at the , stunned audiences (you can read my review here) and was acquired by Shudder for release this year. Directors Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes chatted with me about the movie's origins, why it needed to be a horror, and balancing the tricky tone between scares and laughs. Star , best known for her role on The Bold Type, talks about how she empathized with her character, how the pandemic helped her prepare for the role, and what zodiac sign she thinks she'd be.


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Hey, I'm Karl, founder and film critic at Smash Cut. I started Smash Cut in 2014 to share my love of movies and give a perspective I haven't yet seen represented. I'm also an editor at The New York Times, a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, and a member of the Online Film Critics Society.