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Win ‘Ellie & Abbie (And Ellie’s Dead Aunt)’ on DVD

‘Ellie & Abbie (And Ellie’s Dead Aunt)’ is a heartfelt and hilarious queer teen rom-com from Sydney-based writer-director Monica Zanetti, who is known for her first feature film ‘Skin Deep’ which picked up awards and accolades at film festivals.  ‘Ellie & Abbie’ looks set on the same path, already winning over audiences at film festivals all over the world including winning the Audience Award for best narrative at Mardi Gras 2020. 

The film is a fresh take on the ‘coming of age, first love story’ and alongside it a nod to the LGBTQI+ activist history in Australia; celebrating the massive inroads to equality made over time.  Fifty percent of the cast are LGBTQI+.

School captain Ellie (Sophie Hawkshaw) has a serious crush on her classmate Abbie  (Zoe Terakes), and is worrying over inviting her to the Year 12 formal. When Ellie accidentally spills the beans to her mum (Marta Dusseldorp) and outs herself in the process, things start to get complicated and a little bit spooky. Enter her deceased aunt Tara (Julia Billington), a  lesbian activist from the ‘80s who returns from the dead to act as a kind of fairy godmother to Ellie, guiding her through the trials and tribulations of her first love.

Sophie Hawkshaw (‘Puberty Blues’, ‘Riz’) plays Ellie and non-binary actor Zoe Terakes, is Abbie (ABC’s ‘Janet King’).  Julia Billington is Aunt Tara (‘Home & Away’, ‘Janet King’) and Marta Dusseldorp is Erica, Ellie’s mother.  Marta is one of Australia’s most recognised actresses, having won an AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a TV Drama for ‘Janet King’.  Rachel House rounds out the cast as Patty, a previous partner of Aunt Tara’s and now family friend.  She is a familiar face in many Taika Waititi films including ‘Hunt for The Wilderpeople’ and ‘Thor: Ragnarok’.

Ellie & Abbie (And Ellie's Dead Aunt)
Credit Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment

‘Ellie & Abbie (And Ellie’s Dead Aunt)’ is available on digital and DVD now via Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment.

To celebrate the release, we’ve got 3 copies of the film on DVD to give away. Enter below for a chance to win…

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This competition closes at 23:59 GMT on Sunday 18th July 2021.

Please note that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, prizes will take longer than normal to be sent out.

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