Unpacking
Six women, sold on the promise of radical transformation, travel to Bali into the hands of an influencer guru and get slapped with reality: change is messy AF.
Six women, sold on the promise of radical transformation, travel to Bali into the hands of an influencer guru and get slapped with reality: change is messy AF.
UNPACKING follows influencer and wellness guru Keri Hart who selects six women in their 30’s to head to Bali for her signature ‘soul reset’ retreat. Claiming ‘isolation is the heart of our unhappiness,’ Keri and her assistant Ni Ketut lead the women through a series of unconventional and sometimes appropriative workshops designed to unpack personal issues surrounding love, boundaries, and purpose. Secrets surface and accusations fly as the women struggle and learn to embrace the ride.
Michal Sinnott is an award winning, classically trained storyteller who's work in film, television, theatre, audio spaces, & games traverses mediums, genres, & locales. Her award winning narrative feature, 'Unpacking,’ shot in Bali, screened 26 festivals worldwide (including Cinequest, Sedona, and Richmond International) and won 17 awards (Best Director, Best of the Fest, Best Narrative Feature, Best Script, Best Ensemble). 'Unpacking' is Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and streaming on Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Roku.
As an actor, she's appeared in dozens of plays and over fifty principal/starring roles for radio, television and film, including companies/institutions as diverse as ABC, Sundance and The Whitney Museum of American Art. She’s best known as the voice, likeness and performance capture artist for Tracey De Santa, one of the main characters in the billion dollar phenomena Grand Theft Auto V. Her stage plays have received staged readings and awards in Virginia (Theater Virginia) and Los Angeles (The Blank Theatre). Her narrative feature 'YOYOs' (You're On Your Own) as a writer/producer is in Post.
She's in development on a variety of projects as a writer-director, including 'Anxiety Monster & Man Child Make Amends,' a meta scripted comedy series about the worst period of her life & a narrative feature, 'The Universe(s) of Us,' a magical realist multiverse love story. She raised first funding for 'The Universe(s) of Us' and traveled to Tanzania to shoot the opening of the film with a skeleton crew. ‘The Universe(s) of Us’ was a Sundance Screenwriting Lab second rounder, top 15% for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, and was a recipient of Big Vision Empty Wallet’s Kickstart Diversity Program.
Sedona International Film Festival 2023
Cinequest Film & RV Festival 2023
Richmond International Film Festival 2023
Tryon International Film Festival 2022
Cyprus International Film Festival 2022
Best Production Design in a First Feature Film- the Phedon Papamichael Technical Award, Cyprus International Film Festival 2022
Rising Star Best Director Award (Michal Sinnott & Alexandra Clayton), Richmond International Film Festival Grand Jury 2023
Best Female Actor Award for Michal Sinnott (Charlotte), Jersey Shore Film Festival 2023
Audience Choice Award, NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival 2023
Best Ensemble Award, REAKTOR International Film Festival 2022
Director - Writer - Producer - Actor (Charlotte) - Michal Sinnott
Director - Writer - Producer - Actor (Ruby) - Alexandra Clayton
Writer - Joseph Schollaert
Editor - Second Unit Director of Photography - Toby Rymkus
Production Designer - Assistant Director - Chelsea Bangert