|
opening day!
Sunday, July 12, 3pm, Dryden Theatre HEY HEY IT'S ESTHER BLUEBURGER Director: Cathy Randall, Australia, 2008, 103 min., English Oscar-nominated actresses, Toni Collette (Sixth Sense, Little Miss Sunshine) and Keisha-Castle Huges (Whale Rider) star in this quirky, moving comedy about the unending quest for self-acceptance.Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger follows the life trials fo a nerdy Australian teen. Scorned by classmates at her snooty private school, and an after thought in her dysfunctional Jewish home, Esther is an outcast in her own world. But life turns a corner when she strikes up a friendship with a rebellious public school student, Sunni, and her hip single mother. Audacious humor gives way to a more melancholy tone, as the film grapples with adolescence and adversity in blunt and bittersweet terms. An experience to be shared by mature teens and adults alike, Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger invites audiences to embrace the wonderful weirdness of being true to yourself. Back to film festival schedule »  
|