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Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

The fight for a simple love story... that will never be simple.

20206.51h 23m

Overview

School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.

Directed by Monica Zanetti
Written by Monica Zanetti
Produced by MahVeen Shahraki, Patrick James
Box Office0Revenue: $13K

Top Cast

Marta Dusseldorp

Marta Dusseldorp

Erica

Zoe Terakes

Zoe Terakes

Abbie

Sophie Hawkshaw

Sophie Hawkshaw

Ellie

Julia Billington

Julia Billington

Tara

Rachel House

Rachel House

Patty

Bridie Connell

Bridie Connell

Miss Trimble

Chiara Gizzi

Chiara Gizzi

Faith Underwood

Madeleine Withington

Madeleine Withington

Young Erica

Patrick James

Patrick James

Christopher

Melanie Bowers

Melanie Bowers

Kayla

Themes & Keywords

coming outself-discoveryaunt niece relationshipfamily secretscoming of agepromdetentionlgbtlgbt teenwoman directormotivational videomother daughter relationshiphigh school crushcivil rights movement

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

Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt) is a comedy, romance film released in 2020 exploring themes of coming out, self-discovery, aunt niece relationship, family secrets, coming of age, prom. Directed by Monica Zanetti, it stars Marta Dusseldorp, Zoe Terakes, Sophie Hawkshaw. School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.

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