I Am Not a Rock Star

I Am Not a Rock Star follows the coming-of-age story of 20-year-old Marika Bournaki, a girl next door who embarks on a single-minded journey to become a world-class concert pianist, a dream she has had ever since her father first encouraged her to start playing the piano at the age of five. Shot in cinema verite style over eight years, I Am Not a Rock Star begins when Marika is 12 years old and commuting every Saturday from Montreal to attend Juilliard’s prestigious Pre-College Program in New York. She moves on her own to New York City at age 14, and starts auditions and performances around the world. The effects of this lifelong sacrifice of her parents to turn Marika into a star begin to reveal themselves, while within the walls of Juilliard she finds a kindred soul and her first love. I Am Not a Rock Star ultimately reveals the gritty realities of making it in the cutthroat classical music world, but also how Marika matures to eventually question her path, appropriating her musical passion to make it her own.
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Script: Bobbi Jo Hart
Cinematography: Bobbi Jo Hart, Robbie Hart
Editing: Howard Goldberg
Sound: Daniel Toussaint
Music: Μarika Βournaki, Jack Johnson, Daniel Toussaint
Production: Αdobe Productions International, Canada
Producers: Robbie Hart
Format: DigiBeta Color-B&W
Production Country: Canada
Production Year: 2012
Duration: 85
Contact: Αdobe Productions International, Canada Robbie Hart T. +1 514 272 3113 F. +1 514 272 3301 courrier@adobeproductions.com www.adobeproductions.com
International Premiere

Bobbi Jo Hart

Filmography

1997 A Calling to Care (short)
2000 Shrinkage (short)
2002 She Got Game: Behind-the-Scenes of the Women’s Tennis Tour
2011 Le reve de Μarika/I Am Not a Rock Star