My Sister, The Wind

Ranima Montes

Feature film
Drama • Mystery

Days before immigrating overseas, a duty-bound woman must smuggle her sister’s exhumed bones, uncovering a secret that threatens the her pregnant daughter's future.

Synopsis

Philippines, 2001. A duty-bound woman named Boy, is on the verge of immigrating to Australia with her seven-month-pregnant daughter, Ligaya. Then her mother, Jovita arrives unannounced with a premonition: Odesa’s bones are not safe. A visit to city hall confirms there is no time to formally exhume Odesa before the …

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About Ranima Montes

Ranima Montes is a Filipino-Australian writer and director currently based in Narrm/Melbourne. She is a recent graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts with a Master of Screenwriting. Her slate centres on Asian-Australian women and the conflict found in loyalty, survival and identity. Her debut short... View Ranima Montes's Bio

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