RBG directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West are the festival’s guests of honor. The festival features three of their latest films, which center on larger-than-life women and non-binary folks: US congresswoman Gabby Giffords, Pauli Murray, a non-binary Black activist and poet who influenced both Ruth Bader Ginsburg among others, and renowned Chef Julia Child.
About the films
Julia Child, the first-ever celebrity chef, rose to stardom at the age of 51, when Americans were still eating TV dinners. Her remarkable life story, charming personality, and passionate love affair with cooking are accompanied by amusing and inspiring clips from her iconic cooking shows.
When an assassin shot her in the head at close range, nobody thought Gabby Giffords would recover, but she relearned to walk and talk, returned to public service, and continues to improve. Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RBG) joined her and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, on their remarkable journey.
Pauli Murray was there before (almost) all the others. A poet, lawyer, activist, scholar, and Black queer person, Murray paved the way for the big civil rights and women’s rights revolutions in the US. Julie Cohen and Betsy West paint the portrait of a true luminary.
Julie Cohen
Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West are Academy Award-nominated, Emmy winning
filmmakers who directed and produced the theatrical documentary RBG. Their film Julia was
released theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics in 2021 and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. My Name is Pauli Murray premiered last year at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Amazon Studios. Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West are Academy Award-nominated, Emmy winning filmmakers who directed and produced the theatrical documentary RBG. Their film Julia was released theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics in 2021 and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. My Name is Pauli Murray premiered last year at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Amazon Studios. Their newest film Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. Three of their latest films will be screened at this year’s Docaviv.
Betsy West
Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West are Academy Award-nominated, Emmy winning
filmmakers who directed and produced the theatrical documentary RBG. Their film Julia was
released theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics in 2021 and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. My Name is Pauli Murray premiered last year at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Amazon Studios. Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West are Academy Award-nominated, Emmy winning filmmakers who directed and produced the theatrical documentary RBG. Their film Julia was released theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics in 2021 and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. My Name is Pauli Murray premiered last year at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Amazon Studios. Their newest film Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. Three of their latest films will be screened at this year’s Docaviv.
We would like to thank the Association for Civil Rights in Israel for supporting this event.
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