US Premiere of Eleanor Of Illinois at the 2020 New York Jewish Film Festival!!!

This last Sunday night was one of the most memorable, fun, overwhelming, inspiring, and touching events of my professional life. I can’t say thank you enough to the NYJFF, to Lincoln Center, and to all the incredible people who came out. I am so grateful for this experience, and I’ll honestly never forget it.

Adjustments with handsome Aamir Wyne

NYJFF Programs

Lobby Greetings!

Wellesley Reunion!

With Aviva and Gabe, the fabulous folks behind the festival

Receiving beautiful flowers!

With the Gregory and McIntyre Clans

Purse First with filmmaker Pearl Gluck

Members of my marvelous crew!

Right before the screening

The Q and A after the screening

Radio Interview With Jason Dowd

So excited to share the news of my recent radio interview with Jason Dowd, on his Art, Music, Entertainment podcast. Go to theamemagazine.com to listen to our conversation!

A Rave Review in The Independent!

I’m so honored to receive this glowing review from Kurt Brokaw, The Independent’s senior film critic, for my short film Eleanor of Illinois.

In Magazine Interview

Many thanks to In Mag and Carin Chea for this interview about my work!

My film premiering at Lincoln Center

BIG NEWS!!! Eleanor of Illinois, the experimental short film I wrote and directed, will have it US premiere at Lincoln Center as part of the 2020 New York Jewish Film Festival! I am beyond honored to show such a personal video piece at such an iconic NYC location, in a festival I love. Tickets go on sale December 19th!

Wellesley Magazine

Many thanks to the fabulous Kerry Gaertner Gerbracht for profiling me and my work in Wellesley Magazine! I’m honored to have my art practice highlighted by my alma mater.

A Gold Prize For My Screenplay!

Many thanks to the Hollywood Screenplay Contest for giving my new short screenplay, Mother Daughter Talk, the 2019 Gold Prize for comedy!!!

The Jewish 1%

Tablet Magazine has published my recent essay, The Jewish 1%. This piece delves into BOUNTY, my experiences growing up in the Jewish 1%, the need for a new discourse about Jews and money, and the time I attended summer camp with Ivanka Trump. Seriously.

LAFA Finalist

Thrilled to be an LA Film Awards Screenwriting Finalist!

Opening of Emotional Labor

Thanks to all the friends and family who came out for the opening of Emotional Labor at American Jewish University in LA! This is my first time exhibiting on the west coast, and I’m very excited.

LAFA!

Exciting news!! My new short screenplay, Mother Daughter Talk, has been selected by the Los Angeles Film Awards!

I am a New Jewish Culture Fellow!

I’m so thrilled to share that I’ve been selected as one of six artists for the 2019/2020 cohort of the New Jewish Culture Fellowship!! NJCF provides support and community for artists making risk-taking Jewish arts and culture.

Since I started making work about Jewish wealth I’ve been receiving quite a bit of push-back from members of my tribe, so it’s particularly lovely to receive Jewish support for my current practice. I can’t wait to get started!!!

Emotional Labor at AJU

Very excited to announce that I’ll be exhibiting The Age of Lefkowitz, one of my video pieces from BOUNTY, at the American Jewish University this fall! If you find yourself in Los Angeles August 25th please join me for the opening.

Artist Talk at the Jewish Museum of Maryland

If you are in the Baltimore area on September 22nd, please join myself and Ryan Frank, my co-creator of A Wandering Sukkah, as we discuss our experiences making and touring this singular sukkah around NYC!

My film received a NYFA grant!

I am beyond excited to announce that Eleanor of Illinois is a grant recipient from the inaugural cycle of the NYFA Made In NY Women’s Film Fund! I share this honor with the remarkably talented team who helped bring Eleanor to life. Many thanks to the mayor’s office and NYFA for supporting local women storytellers. 

Eleanor Film Premiere!

VERY exciting news- my experimental short film, Eleanor of Illinois, will be premiering March 3rd at the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival!!! I can not wait to share this piece on the big screen with a live audience.

Monuments Of Paris

It took weeks of emails and phone calls, but I  *finally* have 2 panels of the Monuments of Paris wallpaper in my studio.

These are from the same batch used for the Met Museum’s William C. Williams parlor room. The panels are an exact replica of an American wallpaper produced in 1810, and I’m using them for a piece as part of my Bounty series. I’m super excited.

Many thanks to the Met Museum and my friend, the wonderful art historian Nikki Georgopulos, for much needed research help!

A detail from the panels. 

One of the panels up on the wall. 

Platter Plans

This French serving tray belonged to my great Aunt Helda. It portrays Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI. When I was a kid we used it to serve bread and matzoh at family gatherings- now I have plans to transform it into a political sculpture about Ivanka and Jared...stay tuned!  

JUDY GOLD

My Bounty video series uses sound design, animation, and voice actors to insert Jewish content into classic film depictions of wealthy melodrama. Here, Bette Davis' character from Dark Victory, socialite Judith Traherne, becomes Judith Gold.

My Short Film Is Finished!

I’m thrilled to announce that Eleanor of Illinois, a short film I wrote and directed, is finished! The film stars Broadway legend Judy Kuhn and is my most ambitious piece to date. I’m applying to film festivals now and hope to show the film later this year- stay tuned!