In the Director's Chair Sits a Woman

In the Director's Chair Sits a Woman

58 mins | Documentary | Oct. 8, 2020

Twenty six Israeli women directors of narrative features are sharing their personal experiences of sitting in the director's chair. From Ellida Geyra - Israel's first female fiction filmmaker, to contemporary female directors, the film weaves together a conglomerate of women's voices, as they echo each other, clash, and come apart, then culminate in a fiery speech by Ronit Elkabetz. Their stories create a diverse and cinematic patchwork quilt of female directors, providing us with a multifaceted reflection of any woman who wishes for her story to be heard. This is a moving documentary, that will motivate you to get up and do something about the glass ceiling, both the real one, as well as the imagined.

In the Director's Chair Sits a Woman

58 mins | Documentary | Oct. 8, 2020

In the Director's Chair Sits a Woman
Twenty six Israeli women directors of narrative features are sharing their personal experiences of sitting in the director's chair. From Ellida Geyra - Israel's first female fiction filmmaker, to contemporary female directors, the film weaves together a conglomerate of women's voices, as they echo each other, clash, and come apart, then culminate in a fiery speech by Ronit Elkabetz. Their stories create a diverse and cinematic patchwork quilt of female directors, providing us with a multifaceted reflection of any woman who wishes for her story to be heard. This is a moving documentary, that will motivate you to get up and do something about the glass ceiling, both the real one, as well as the imagined.
Producers
Original title Al Kise HaBamay Yoshevet Isha
Directors Smadar Zamir
Writers Noy Barak, Itamar Alcalay

Cast

Esti Almo

as Self

Tova Ascher

as Self

Michal Aviad

as Self