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Esther in Wonderland

Switzerland / United States, June 2021
FILM, Fiction, 13 min.

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directed by
Stephanie Bollag
Written by
Stephanie Bollag, Lily Lyor Askenazi
Status
In distribution

Set against the racial tensions of 1991 in Crown Heights, the film depicts two seemingly opposing cultures through the eyes of a young Hasidic woman. After her devout husband leaves to study, Esther sneaks off to join a female breakdance crew led by African American bgirl Dream. On a secret rooftop location Esther slips into a world of wonder and longing, watching the dancers and Dream’s handsome younger brother at practice.

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World Premiere
June 2021
Original Version
Yiddish (english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 13 min.
Production
JM Jüdische Medien AG, Lia Mayer-Sommer, Walter Pictures
Producer
Stephanie Bollag, Yves Kugelmann, Kim Dang
directed by
Stephanie Bollag
Written by
Stephanie Bollag, Lily Lyor Askenazi
Cinemato­graphy
Zamarin Wahdat, Alejandro Miyashiro
Editing
Adam Chitayat
Location Sound Mix
Artur Szerejko
Sound Design
Sarah Gibble
Music
Shruti Kumar
Animation
Vladimir Jankijevic
Production Design
Erin Blake
Costumes
Natalie Turturro Mettouchi

Cast

Naian González Norvind as Esther
Pesach Eisen as Avi
Martha Bernabel as Dream
Sawandi Wilson as Sawyer
Odylle Beder as Mantis
Jennifer Acosta as Nikki
Nadjaya Delgado as Nadjaya
Samantha Dunn as Sam

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Stephanie Bollag
Festival Distribution
Freak Short Film Agency

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