The Boston Jewish Film Festival

The Dreamers

Women In Orthodoxy

Coolidge Corner TheatreSun, 11/11/12 3:15 PM

Orthodox Jewish Women live by a set of religious beliefs that organize most parts of their lives. What happens when questions of self-identity brush up against, and sometimes even conflict with, religious beliefs. Come see our Women in Orthodoxy program and find out.

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Film Info
Program:	Women in Orthodoxy
Director:	Efrat Shalom Danon
Country:	Israel
Year:	2011
Language:	Hebrew with subtitles
Running Time:	58 min
Type of Film:	Documentary
Premiere Status:	U.S. Premiere
Topic:	Faith and Spirituality
	Women
	Orthodox
	Israel
In Person/Special Program:	Moderated by Shulamit Reinharz, Director and Founder, Hadassah-Brandeis Institute
Reviews:	http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/movies/filmmakers-who-are-ultra-orthodox-and-ultra-committed.html?
Sponsored By:	Hadassah-Brandeis Institute

Ruhama teaches at a religious girls school, while Tikva sells wigs. In their "free" time they are absorbed in filmmaking, a rare calling for Israeli Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) women. Working as a screenwriter/producer and actress respectively, they are loyal to both their religious beliefs and their creative muses.