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Bar Mitzvah was no match for World Cup


July 24, 2008 Independent films originate in many ways, but the story behind Paul Weiland's coming of age comedy Sixty Six is as unique and personal as we're ever likely to encounter. The idea for "Sixty Six" came to Weiland ("Made of Honor") during a speech he gave a few years ago at his fiftieth birthday party. In it he recalled his embarrassment and unhappiness at the age of 13 when his much anticipated Bar Mitzvah celebration in North London wound up being completely overshadowed that very same day by England's participation in the 1966 World Cup Final.

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