Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt) (2020)

Directed by

Monica Zanetti

Genre

comedy film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

M

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl deals with her crush on a classmate while getting unexpected advice from her dead aunt. The aunt appears as a ghost to help her navigate first love and family acceptance.

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What happens

Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) is a 2020 AACTA award-winning LGBT romance comedy film written and directed by Monica Zanetti, in her feature directorial debut. It is based on her own 2016 stage play. The film stars Sophie Hawkshaw, Zoe Terakes, Marta Dusseldorp, Rachel House, Julia Billington and Bridie Connell. The movie had its world premiere at the Mardi Gras Film Festival on 13 February 2020, becoming the first Australian film to do so in the festival's 27-year history. It also won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film at the festival. The film went on to screenings at several other film festivals, and had a limited theatrical release on 19 November 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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