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Where I grew up, the Jewish boys were the rich kids, pale and dorky. That's why my first
Israeli guy was such a big deal- he was a construction worker I met in Central Park with long eyelashes and bad hippie
outfits. He was like a puppy, full of energy and a little bit rough. I used to make him model his tool belt for me -
a Jew with a tool belt! [read more here] |
These days, if you're a woman making a film about women, the odds are very often stacked against you—
even more so if you choose topics that are "unpleasant," like race, sex, gender, or violence. And if you weave your own story of
gender, race, discrimination, or sexual violence into these larger narratives you put yourself on the line emotionally and get
blamed for delivering the bad news. [read full article here] |