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A Rich Lister’s daughter made her toughest movie ever. Then remade it

A Rich Lister’s daughter made her toughest movie ever. Then remade it

Sophia Banks wasn’t happy with the cut of her first feature, so she put her hand in her pocket and created the film she wanted.

“Making a movie is hard. Making your first movie is harder. And making your first movie during COVID is even harder than that.”

Sophia Banks would know. The director of Black Site, which was released this year, began filming in January last year on the Gold Coast, during lockdown.

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