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Female Helmers
Coolidge Corner TheatreMon, 11/12/12
Female Helmers features four thought-provoking, women-directed, Jewish shorts - from experimental to narrative, documentary to animation, that push the boundaries of creative storytelling.
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Film Info
Program:Female Helmers
Director:Abigail Child
Country:USA
Year:2011
Language:English
Running Time:32 min
Type of Film:Experimental
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Topic:Sephardic
Shorts
Orthodox
American Jewish Life
Women
Immigration
In Person/Special Program:Director Abigail Child
Website:http://abigailchild.com/index.php?/films/the-suburban-trilogy/
Description

Acclaimed experimental filmmaker Abigail Child focuses on Deal, N.J., a long-time summer retreat for Ashkenazi Jews.  But with the recent influx of wealthy Syrian Jews, this “unmelted pot” is bubbling over with discomfort about class and religion from entrenched old timers.

(part of Female Helmers program)

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