An American Girl Story: Ivy & Julie 1976 - A Happy Balance (2017)

Set in 1976 San Francisco, Ivy Ling is a Chinese-American who struggles to find a balance between her two cultural identities. With the help of her best friend, Julie Albright, Ivy makes a ... See full summary »

Director:

Sasie Sealy

Writers:

May Chan, Julie Ann Sipos (Story Consultant)

Stars:

Nina Lu, Hannah Nordberg, Gwendoline Yeo

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Nina Lu	...	Ivy Ling
Hannah Nordberg	...	Julie Albright
Gwendoline Yeo	...	Marilyn Ling
Rob Yang	...	Sam Ling
Lance Lim	...	Andrew Ling
Elizabeth Sung	...	PO-PO
Tzi Ma	...	Gung-Gung
Caitlin McGee	...	Coach Gloria
Karen Huie	...	Auntie Yin Wa
Kyra Lyn	...	Missy Ling
Zane Smith	...	Cathy

Storyline

Set in 1976 San Francisco, Ivy Ling is a Chinese-American who struggles to find a balance between her two cultural identities. With the help of her best friend, Julie Albright, Ivy makes a tough call on two important events in her life when her gymnastics tournament and family's Chinese New Year dinner land on the same day.

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Plot Keywords:

chinese new year | teenager | reference to nancy drew | gymnast | year 1976 | 

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Genres:

Short | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

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Soundtracks

Be Yourself
(uncredited)
Written by Sam France and Jonathan Rado
Performed by Foxygen

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Girl: Ivy & Julie, 1976: Um Equilíbrio Perfeito

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amazon Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color (ACES)