Olivia Colman: ‘Jimpa' Writer-Director Sophie Hyde Is "More Creative And More Of An Actor's Director" – Sundance Studio
Sophie Hyde Logline: Hannah (Olivia Colman) takes her nonbinary teenager, Frances (Aud Mason-Hyde), to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, Jim (John Lithgow) - lovingly known as Jimpa. But Frances' desire to stay abroad with Jimpa for a year means Hannah is forced to reconsider her beliefs about parenting and finally confront
‘Jimpa’ Review: Olivia Colman and John Lithgow Star in a Muddled LGBT Family Drama
Sundance: Colman plays a filmmaker struggling to reconcile her resentment toward her gay father in Sophie Hyde's thinly rendered portrait of generational divides.
‘Jimpa’ Sundance review: John Lithgow stars as a gay grandpa in sappy film that tries too hard
That we’re watching John Lithgow go on about oral sex and Olivia Colman chatting about polyamory with her teenage child make the film that much odder.
Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, Sophie Hyde & Aud Mason-Hyde on the Origins of the Film Name ‘Jimpa' | THR Studio at Park City
At THR’s studio in Park City, Jimpa director Sophie Hyde and stars Olivia Colman, John Lithgow and Aud Mason-Hyde discuss the fun they’ve had promoting their film, the origins of the movie name and more.
Breaking Baz: Filmmaker Sophie Hyde Says It Wasn’t Easy Casting Olivia Colman To Play Her In Hot Sundance Movie ‘Jimpa’
EXCLUSIVE: Sundance prize-winning filmmaker Sophie Hyde (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) says casting “a version of yourself” is not an easy task. “It’s very tricky to do,” says Hyde, director of Jimpa,
‘Jimpa’ Director on Making LGBTQ Family Film in Time of Anti-Trans Vitriol | Video
Sophie Hyde returns to Sundance with 'Jimpa,' a personal film exploring trans identity amid rising anti-trans politics.
John Lithgow, 79, ‘was so amped’ to get naked in new movie ‘Jimpa,’ says director
Starring alongside Oscar winner Olivia Colman and Aud Mason-Hyde, Lithgow plays a titular character in “Jimpa,” a father and ...
Olivia Colman on Basking in Queer Love—and Crying Her Eyes Out—in Aussie Drama Jimpa
If I could work with the queer community and trans people on every film, I’d have the happiest life,” the Oscar winner tells ...
‘Jimpa’ Review: A Liberated John Lithgow Sets the Tone for an Unkempt Homage to Tradition-Defying Kin
Sophie Hyde’s highly unorthodox family portrait pays homage to her dad, who died before her trans child could appreciate his ...
Breaking Baz: John Lithgow Bares His Soul — And That’s Not All! — In Powerful Sundance Pic ‘Jimpa’ With Olivia Colman As His Daughter
Deadline's Baz Bamigboye writes that John Lithgow is extraordinary as he bares his soul in ‘Jimpa,’ which opened the 2025 ...
‘Jimpa’ Review: Olivia Colman and John Lithgow in a Well-Intentioned but Numbingly Earnest Inter-Generational Queer Family Drama
Sophie Hyde’s latest centers on a filmmaker navigating the cross currents between her nonbinary teenager and her hedonistic gay father while working on a project about the end of her parents’ marriage ...
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“It Was an Ambitious Project From the Get-go”: Editor Bryan Mason on Jimpa
Editor Bryan Mason discusses cutting Jimpa, shedding insight on his recurrent collaboration with Hyde, the question he always asks himself before embarking on a project and his background as a skate ...