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    93QUEEN is a co-production of MALKA FILMS, SWR in collaboration with ARTE, American Documentary | POV, and INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS) with funding provided by CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB). World Premiere at Hot Docs 2018.

    Screenings

    Teaneck International Film Festival
    Teaneck
    Nov 04, 2018
    UK Jewish Film Festival
    London
    Nov 18, 2018
    New Jersey Jewish Film Festival
    West Orange
    Oct 26, 2018
    Heartland International Film Festival
    Indianapolis
    Oct 12, 2018
    Cleveland Jewish Film Festival
    Cleveland
    Oct 07, 2018
    Charlotte Jewish Film Festival
    Charlotte
    Jul 29, 2018
    San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
    San Francisco
    Jul 24, 2018
    Hot Docs
    Toronto
    Apr 29, 2018

    Credits

    Directed by: Paula Eiselt Produced by: Paula Eiselt and Heidi Reinberg Executive Producers: Marco Williams, Sally Jo Fifer, Justine Nagan and Chris White 93QUEEN is a co-production of MALKA FILMS, SWR in collaboration with ARTE, American Documentary | POV, and INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS) with funding provided by CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB).
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    93QUEEN

    Directed By: Paula Eiselt (First Feature Film) / 85 Minutes
    USA / 2018 / English, Yiddish, Hebrew (English Subtitles)
    Documentary / Drama
    Territory Rights: USA, CANADA (English), CANADA (French), EDUCATIONAL, NON-THEATRICAL
    Exhibition Format: DCP

    Option for Live Appearance: Q&A
    Name of guest: Paula Eiselt
    Role of guest: Director / Producer, Cinematographer

    Original Title: 93QUEEN

    Synopsis

    93QUEEN follows RACHEL “RUCHIE” FREIER, a no-nonsense Hasidic lawyer and mother of six who is determined to shake up the “boys club” in her Hasidic community by creating Ezras Nashim, the first all-female ambulance corps in NYC.

    93QUEEN is set in the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, where EMS corps have long been the province of men. Though the neighborhood is home to the largest volunteer ambulance corps in the world known as Hatzolah, that organization has steadfastly banned women from its ranks.

    With unprecedented and exclusive access, 93QUEEN follows the formation and launch of Ezras Nashim through the organization’s first year on the ground.

    In the midst of this already ground-breaking endeavor, Ruchie announces that she had decided to take her burgeoning feminism even further: She entered the race for civil court judge in Brooklyn’s 5th Municipal Court District.

    So as to take down Ruchie (and, thus, Ezras Nashim) once and for all, Hatzolah joined forces with Brooklyn Democratic Party machine allies to put up a male Hasidic candidate to run against Ruchie. After a hard-fought and contentious election, Ruchie won the judgeship with 44% of the vote—becoming the first Hasidic woman elected to office in the United States.

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