Soska sisters

Soska sisters

Jen Soska (left) and Sylvia Soska (right) with actress Tristan Risk (center) at Fantastic Fest, 2014
Born (1983-04-29) April 29, 1983
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Other names Twisted Twins, The Soska Sisters
Occupation Film directors, producers, screenwriters, actresses
Website twistedtwinsproductions.net

Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska (born April 29, 1983),[1] also known as The Soska Sisters or The Twisted Twins,[2] are Canadian twin sisters who work together as film directors, producers and screenwriters.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Biography

The Soska sisters were born on their mother's birthday, April 29, in Canada and run their own film production company, Twisted Twins Productions. Their love of horror began at an early age, when their mother gave in to their constant begging to watch Poltergeist.[10] They decided to work in the horror movie field soon after, initially trying to become actresses, but were very unhappy with the stereotypical twin roles they were being offered.[11] Seeking to make themselves marketable for better roles, Jen and Sylvia briefly attended film school, creating their movie, Dead Hooker in a Trunk, as a final project. They directed, starred in, wrote, and produced it, with a budget of $2500.[12]

Following their first project, the twins struggled to find work for women in the film industry. Deciding to make films themselves, they created American Mary.[13] Their film, See No Evil 2 was released in late 2014.

The twins are strong supporters of gender equality and LGBTQ causes. They strongly support Women in Horror Month every February, and create a new blood donation PSA for it every year. The subculture of body modification fascinates them despite not having any extreme modifications themselves.[14] The social acceptance and fair treatment of all individuals is something they loudly advocate, including support for the transgender and gender variant communities. They are also avid fans of WWE, making See No Evil 2 with Lionsgate and WWE studios and working with wrestler Kane and coming back for Vendetta starring Big Show and Dean Cain. [15]

The Soska Sisters are fans of Grindhouse cinema, and are influenced by directors Robert Rodriguez, who was a mentor to them, and Eli Roth, who helped inspire them to mke their film American Mary. The film's first funding came from their parents who remortgaged their home to invest in the film. [2] The twins have been compared to Alfred Hitchcock in their directing, as they appear in all their films and have a tendency to kill off blonde females in their scripts, stating "blondes make the best victims."[2]

In February 2016, the directing duo of Jen and Sylvia Soska came on board to direct a remake of David Cronenberg’s 1977 zombie thriller Rabid. John Vidette’s Somerville House Releasing entered into a joint venture with Paul Lalonde and Michael Walker to produce a feature film and original TV series based on the 1977 Canadian horror film.

Longtime comic book fans, the Soska Sisters first released comic book came in a story featuring Night Nurse for Marvel's Secret Wars Journal #5 in September 2015. They have also teamed with Daniel Way and Rob Dumo on their first full length very graphic novel entitled Kill-Crazy Nymphos Attack! even featuring the sisters' likenesses in two characters called The Sister Sisters. In April 2016, it was announced that the Soskas would be returning to write for Marvel again, this time featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy in Guardians of Infinity #8.

Film career

They are known for directing often violent and visceral horror movies such as Dead Hooker in a Trunk, See No Evil 2 and American Mary.[16][17][18]

Dead Hooker in a Trunk

Dead Hooker in a Trunk was directed, produced, edited and starred the sisters. The film was shot for $2,500 and released by IFC.[19] It received an overall rating of 80% from critics at Rotten Tomatoes (4 fresh and 1 rotten review).[20] The twins starred in the film as twin sisters – Badass (Sylvia) and Geek (Jen).[19]

American Mary

American Mary was shown at Film4 Fright Fest, Toronto After Dark Film Festival and Monster Fest, gaining positive reviews and critical acclaim from each festival.[2] It received an overall rating of 57% from critics at Rotten Tomatoes (27 fresh and 20 rotten reviews).[21] They make an appearance in this film, again playing twins known in the canon as The Demon Twins of Berlin.[2]

ABCs of Death 2, See No Evil 2 and Beyond

Jen and Sylvia Soska have made two films for WWE Studios: See No Evil 2 and Vendetta.[15][22] They have a cameo appearance in See No Evil 2 as twin corpses in the morgue. The sisters directed a segment in ABCs of Death 2 entitled T is for Torture Porn,[15] and appear in the segment W is for Wish as witches.[15]

Avid fans of cameo appearances, the twins have cameoed in Richard Bates Jr's "Suburban Gothic", Zach Lipovsky's "Dead Rising: Watchtower", and Lauro Chartrand's "Blackburn".

They have also said to be working on a monster horror film entitled Bob, rumoured to have already been re-partnered with Masters FX.[2] As of Wednesday, October 21, the twins will add game show host to their resumes as the Masterminds on the Blumhouse, GSN, and Matador survival horror gameshow called Hellevator. In spring of 2016, it was announced that Hellevator was renewed for a second season with the twins returning as hosts.

Filmography

Year Film Producer Director Writer Actor
2009 Dead Hooker in A Trunk
No
No
No
No
2012 American Mary
No
No
No
No
2014 ABCs of Death 2
No
No
No
2014 See No Evil 2
No
No
2015 Vendetta
No
No
2017 Rabid
No

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mark Leiren-Young. "Vancouver’s Soska Sisters bring the madness to Whistler Film Festival". Canada.com. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Twisted sisters stick the knife into their latest film American Mary". if.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  3. ↑ Phylicia Torrevillas. "Call them the twisted sisters". Metro Vancouver. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  4. ↑ James Whittington. "Exclusive Interview With Jen And Sylvia Soska, Directors Of Dead Hooker In A Trunk". Horror Channel. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  5. ↑ Greg Christie. "Boozie Movies! Dead Hooker in a Trunk Review". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  6. ↑ "IFC Midnight Picks Up Dead Hooker in a Trunk for Limited Theatrical and VOD Release". Joblo.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  7. ↑ "Bloody Disgusting". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  8. ↑ "Film Review: Dead Hooker In A Trunk". Brutalashell.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  9. ↑ "Rants and Raves". KPBS. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  10. ↑ Rose, Steve (11 January 2013). "The Soska sisters are the new faces of horror". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "About Us". Twisted Twins Productions. 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "CJ Wallis about Dead Hooker in a Trunk".
  13. ↑ "Sylvia Soska - Biography". imdb.com. 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "Jen Soska - Biography". imdb.com. 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Off campus login to access MacOdrum Library e-resources". proxy.library.carleton.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  16. ↑ Kristy Jett. "Soska Sister talks "AMERICAN MARY" casting and more". Fangoria. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  17. ↑ "American Mary". Dread Central. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  18. ↑ Bob Freville. "Soska Twins Talk About Ass-Kicking, Hookers & American Mary". Kotorimagazine.com. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  19. 1 2 "Off campus login to access MacOdrum Library e-resources". proxy.library.carleton.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  20. ↑ "Dead Hooker in a Trunk". Rotten Tomatoes. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  21. ↑ "American Mary". Rotten Tomatoes. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  22. ↑ "Vendetta". Rotten Tomatoes. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-10-14.

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