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HEY, HEY IT'S ESTHER BLUEBERGER
Tuesday, March 16, 6:30 PM at SIFF CINEMA AT MCCAW HALL
Director(s): Cathy Randall
Country: Australia
Year: 2008
Length: 103 MINUTES
Format: DigiBeta | Coming-of-Age Seriocomedy | Other Countries: USA
Language: English
About the Film
Thirteen-year-old Esther has thick glasses, parents who don't understand her, a pet duck and no friends at her hoity-toity private school where everyone seems to be blonde and beautiful. As she and her twin brother approach their Bar and Bat mitzvahs - a rite of passage that coincides with Esther's inner turmoil - she is befriended by a young girl named Sunni from the local public school. By pretending to be a Swedish exchange student, Esther is able to hang out with Sunni and her posse of "bad girl" friends. For the first time, she learns about kissing, sex, class differences and friendship, ultimately discovering that it is much more fun to be herself then to try to fit in with the popular crowd. Written and directed by first-time director Cathy Randall, HEY, HEY features impressive performances by Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) as Sunni and Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine) as Sunni's eccentric mom. Warning: language and mature content.
PRINT SOURCE: Monterey Media Inc.
WEBSITE: www.montereymedia.com
EMAIL: drae@montereymedia.com
ADDRESS:
566 St Charles DriveThousand Oaks, 91360, CA, USA
PHONE: 805.494.7199
FAX: 805.496.6061
CONTACT:
Darrel Rae, drae@montereymedia.comTiffany Mastrovito
FILMS: Secrets (HaSadot), HEY, HEY IT'S ESTHER BLUEBERGER
Sponsors
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Temple Beth Am & Temple B'nai Torah
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