Sunny Dancer

As if conquering cancer wasn't hard enough, 17-year-old Ivy's parents sign her up to spend her summer at what she calls "chemo camp", where she manages to find unexpected friends in a group of misfits and has a summer she'll never forget.

Director: George Jaques 

Writer: George Jaques 

Producers: George Jaques and Ken Petrie 

Production Companies: Athenaeum Productions, 27 Ten Productions 

Main Cast: Bella Ramsey, Daniel Quinn Toye, Jessica Gunning, James Norton, Neil Patrick Harris and Ruby Stokes

Distributor: True Brit Entertainment (UK) 

Sales Agent: Embankment Films 

Screen Scotland support: The film accessed £500,000 through Screen Scotland’s Film Development and Production Fund and additional funding from the Screen Commission Recce Fund.


Synopsis

After 17-year-old Ivy beats cancer she can’t think of anything worse than becoming a Make-A-Wish kid. When her parents send her to a summer camp for kids affected by cancer, Ivy has a hard time adjusting to the rules.

But as the weeks progress, she manages to find unexpected friends in an unlikely group of misfits and has the summer she’ll never forget at ‘Chemo Camp’.


More information

Premiere: Sunny Dancer will have its World Premiere at Berlinale 2026 in February 2026.

Image credits: Image credit Colin J Smith, courtesy of SUNNY DANCER Distribution Limited