Nice Jewish Girl

Ladybird (2017)

Logline

After stealing a porn magazine from her school camp’s synagogue, a repressed teenager is forced to confront her sexuality and confess her deepest secrets.

Meet The Crew

Heidi Kaye, Producer.
In 2024, she produced her own short film, Cancelled — a proof of concept for a larger series that follows the band Red Riot from their peak of fame to their public cancellation.

She’s currently developing several narrative projects, a docu-series and a childrens show, as well a feature film that will be shot in Melbourne in 2025.

Carly Brand, Writer & Director.
She began studing a Masters of Filmmaking at the VCA in 2024, where tells feminist stories that amplify the voices of women. Her debut short film Mother Land explored a fraught mother-daughter dynamic on a remote camping trip.

She believes in the power of words as a tool of expression, and the art of cinema as a way to connect to others and to the self.

Amy Miller, Producer.

Amy Miller is a screenwriter and producer based in Melbourne.

She graduated from the VCA in 2023, where she co-produced the short film 'The Replacement Fish' which screened at BIFF.

She’s spent the majority of 2024 working in New York City, producing films at Columbia and NYU, and helping develop content at Sarah Jessica Parker's production company, Pretty Matches Productions.

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Contribute

Nice Jewish Girl is entirely self-funded.

We’re partnering with the Australian Cultural Fund to receive donations, which are essential in helping fund elements of our short film: our incredible locations, our production design costs, and catering to feed our cast and crew.

Even $10 goes a long way in helping support this film. Best of all, you can claim the amount as a tax deduction for donations of $2 or more.

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Nice Jewish Girl

An intimate film about pleasure, patriarchy, and growing up queer in a conformist world.