Sister Games

In a bleak, isolated trailer home, two sex-working sisters cling to one another while descending into a surreal performance of femininity. Baby Paradise, the older sister—a self-proclaimed Cyborg Barbie and Daddy’s girl—initiates Cherry, the younger, into the eerie world of “doll prostitution.” Under the watchful gaze of an uncanny Ken-doll and a flickering TV set, haunted by the ghostly echoes of BIG-daddies like Trump and Weinstein, Cherry is subjected to ritualized objectification, obsessive worship, and twisted play. As she slowly transforms into a living doll, Cherry must confront both her desire to belong and her longing to escape.

Sister Games is a feminist, body-based experimental narrative that explores the intimate bond between two women shaped by trauma. With no male characters on screen, the film reframes #MeToo through the internal landscapes of its protagonists. Part of Anna Valeska Pohl’s Baby Paradise Trilogy, it is a bold confrontation with trauma, taboo, and agency—rooted in the writer-director’s former relationship with a sex worker.

Narrative Short, 28 minutes, 2025

Cherry: Carmen Lafran

Baby Paradise: Anna Valeska Pohl

Writer & director: Anna Valeska Pohl

Executive Producer: Michael Pöpperl
Cinematographer: Adriano Agostinacchio

Editor & VFX: Timna Tomisa

Colorist: Marie Larsen

Sound recordist: Michael Pöpperl

Sound Designer: Roope Luokkamäki

Composer: SwearxxxWords

Production: bambule.babys