Little Miss Sunshine in 35mm

Little Miss Sunshine in 35mm

Selected by the Producers Branch

Selected by the Producers Branch

Seven-year-old Olive and her dysfunctional family pile into a trouble-plagued Volkswagen van and road-trip to a child beauty contest in this lively comedy-drama directed by the team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The film received four nominations including Best Picture, for producers David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, and Marc Turtletaub. Michael Arndt’s Oscar-winning original screenplay was brought to vivid life by a stellar cast including Supporting Actress nominee Abigail Breslin and Supporting Actor winner Alan Arkin.

DIRECTED BY: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris. WRITTEN BY: Michael Arndt. WITH: Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin. 2006. 101 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated R. 35mm.

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