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Jimpa’ Hits Select U.S. Theaters as Olivia Colman Says Hollywood Is Too Nervous About Queer Stories

Director Sophie Hyde cites a yearlong wait for distribution as a sign of a political climate discouraging diverse releases.

Overview

  • Indie distributor Kino Lorber picked up the Sundance 2025 drama and has released it in limited U.S. cinemas, with a U.K. rollout not yet confirmed.
  • Written and directed by Sophie Hyde, the low-budget film draws on her family and casts her nonbinary child, Aud Mason-Hyde, opposite Olivia Colman and John Lithgow.
  • Colman and Hyde argue that studio caution has pushed queer and women-led narratives to the margins, making theatrical pickups harder.
  • The film centers on an intergenerational conversation about gender and sexuality, which Colman says is meant to encourage listening and acceptance.
  • Colman says the project restored her love of acting through a freer process, and she recently described feeling “sort of non-binary” in comments to Them.