Kailey and Sam Spear were catapulted into a whole new universe of fandom after their film won the $100,000 grand prize in The StoryTellers: New Voices of the Twilight Saga.
Their film, The Mary Alice Brandon File, has been viewed online 3,352,789 times. Viewers obviously liked what they saw because the twin sisters have won the grand prize in The Storytellers: New Voices of the Twilight Saga.
Their screenplay is based on The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide by Stephanie Meyer.
“I’m really proud to celebrate a new generation of female filmmakers. Keeping telling your stories,” says judge Catherine Hardwicke, the director of the first Twilight Saga film, in a video announcing the winners on Friday.
As part of their prize, they won a XC90 from Volvo, the film competition’s sponsor.
The identical twins, who have BFAs from Simon Fraser University, grew up on Bowen Island and called upon several islanders to help with The Mary Alice Brandon File, including their producer, Natasha Wehn. (Read their thank you letter here.)
The haunting story, filmed in soft, moody greys that highlight the dark tone of the story, is about a young woman whose ability to see into the future — and discern who murdered her mother — is punished by having her memory striped from her through a series of electroshock therapies. During each treatment, she has flashbacks which piece together why such a bright, beautiful young woman disappears before the viewers’ eyes.
