Meet
Laura Sivis, Producer of 'I Wish I were Stephanie V'
'I
Wish I were Stephanie V'
2009
Selected
to screen WOW Film Festival 2009 Laura
Sivis [ Producer ] Jon
Cohen [ Director ] Chloe
Traicos [ Writer ]
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SCREENING AT
THIS YEARS FESTIVAL *
Synopsis Soon to be 21 year old Helen
Andritis is a consummate
tennis player, being raised by her embarrassing traditional
Greek grandmother. All Helen wants to do is win the tennis
championships, but all her grandmother wants is for Helen
to find a nice Greek boyfriend, like Jimmy Koutella, who is
Helen's childhood crush. But Helen (who is still a virgin) can't
even muster the nerve to talk coherently in his presence,
despite his mother and her grandmother's match-making
endeavors. Nor does she really think he's that interested.
Not a day goes by when she doesn't wish she looked just
like one of her classmates, Stephanie V, a beautiful Eurasian
model who appears on the cover of every magazine, and who
plays tennis like a pro. This tale takes us through the trials,
traumas, and romances of 3 very different young women being
raised by their immigrant families. It's fun, it's crazy, it's
serious.
It will make you cheer and cry - but not too much! In the tradition
of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Bend it like
Beckham" -
only this time with a Greek family and tennis. Written by Laura
Sivis
