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Title: My Sister Charlotte
Runtime: 13 min
Country: Australia
Director: Claire Riverland
Placement: Award of Merit
Competition: September, 2026
Synopsis: When her sister’s eating disorder consumes their family, a teenage girl must decide whether loyalty means keeping a devastating secret or breaking it.
Ava and her sister Charlotte were once inseparable, bonded by birthdays and shared kitchens. Now, their family home revolves around Charlotte’s illness, and their parents’ exhausting efforts to help her heal. As Ava watches from the sidelines, caught between protecting her sister’s trust and her sister’s life, the sisters are pushed toward a breaking point that will test what family, love, and honesty really mean.