An awkward seventh-grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish class-mates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister and her own insecurities in suburban New Jersey.
Crew
Writer/Director/Producer: Todd Solondz (Wiener-Dog, Happiness, Life During Wartime)
Executive Producer: Donna Bascom
Director of Photography: Randy Drummond
Editor: Alan Oxman
Production Designer: Susan Block
Composer: Jill Wisoff
Cast
Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries, Hostel: Part II)
Victoria Davis
Christina Brucato
Christina Vidal (The Guilty)
Siri Howard
Brendan Sexton III (Don’t Breathe 2)
Festivals
Sundance Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
Deauville Film Festival
Stockholm Film Festival
Awards
Grand Jury Prize - Sundance Film Festival
Best Debut Performance, Heather Matarazzo - Film Independent Spirit Awards
C.I.C.A.E. Award - Berlin Film Festival
Special Recognition - National Board of Review