The Women’s Balcony – Ismach Hatani
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Shown at
- 14th Israeli Film Festival (Canadian Film Institute) - 2017
- 15th Annual Ruth and Bernard Friedman Windsor Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- 15th Annual Ventura County Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- 16th Annual Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival - 2016
- 16th Annual Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- 19th Annual Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival (Detroit) - 2017
- 2017 International Film Festival (Cumberland) - 2017
- 20th Annual New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- 21st Annual Hartford Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- 21st Annual Jewish Film Festival of Dallas - 2017
- 21st Denver Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- 25th Portland Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- 27th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- 32nd Annual Buffalo International Jewish Film - 2017
- Altoona Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Am Hayam Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Athens Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Atlanta Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Atlantic Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Austin Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Austin Jewish Film Festival - 2020
- Baltimore Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Barshop JCC Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Budapesti Zsidó és Izraeli Filmfesztivál - 2018
- Carmel Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Central Massachusetts Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Charlotte Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Cherry Hill Volvo Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema - 2017
- Chicago Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Columbus Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Copenhagen Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Davie Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Dayton Jewish International Film Festival - 2017
- Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- East Bay International Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- East Bay International Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Edmonton Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Elgin Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Falmouth Jewish Congregation Summer Jewish Film Series - 2017
- Geneva International Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Honolulu Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Indianapolis Israeli Film Festival - 2017
- Israeli Film Festival at the Weinstein JCC - 2018
- Jewish Cinema Mississippi - 2018
- Jewish Film Festival of Southwest Florida - 2017
- JFilm Festival (Pittsburgh) - 2017
- Long Beach Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Louisville Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Madison Israeli Film Festival - 2018
- Merrimack Valley Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Miami Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Michiana Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Mobile Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Nashville Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- New Jersey Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- New York Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Oklahoma Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Omaha Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Randi & Bruce Pergament Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Ring Family Wesleyan University Israel Film Festival - 2018
- Riverside Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Rochester Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Sarasota-Manatee Israel Film Festival - 2018
- Savannah Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Seattle Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- SERET Internacional (Santiago) - 2018
- SERET the London Israeli Film & TV Festival - 2016
- SERET the London Israeli Film & TV Festival - 2017
- Seret: The Amsterdam Israeli Film and Television Festival - 2017
- SFJFF WinterFest - 2017
- Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Sixth Annual Augusta Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Southbury Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Southwest Michigan Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- St. Louis Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Treasure Coast Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Triad Jewish Film Festival - 2018
- Tucson International Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- UK Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Ventura County Jewish Film Festival - 2020
- Washington Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- West Virginia Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Westchester Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- White Mountain Jewish Film Festival - 2019
- Wilmington Jewish Film Festival - 2017
- Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival - 2019
The Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival will open on January 10, 2018 at 7:00 PM with a showing of the Israeli film “The Women’s Balcony” at the Manship Theatre in downtown Baton Rouge. This year marks the 12th annual showing of the crowd favorite, and there are free tickets available for opening night.
More information can be found at: http://www.BRJFF.com.
“The Women’s Balcony” takes on some extremely hot topics, and in doing so makes the point powerfully that true faith does not depend on a head-scarf.
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/amp/the-womens-balcony-2017
The Women’s Balcony movie review: men, cross women at your peril
https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2017/07/womens-balcony-movie-review-men-cross-women-peril.html
A rift between the sexes is the engine that drives this Israeli comedy. Additionally, The Women’s Balcony sounds an alarm about the insidious creep of extremism and its divisive and ruinous effects on society.
https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2017-07-21/the-womens-balcony/
As Ebert once wisely observed, what a film’s plot is about is not as important as how the film goes about its plot. Fortunately, Nehama grasps the importance of grounding The Women’s Balcony in humanism from start to finish.
http://nycmovieguru.com/may26th17.html#womensbalcony
A well-done religious drama set in Jerusalem where the members of a small synagogue confront changes demanded by a fundamentalist zealot.
https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/reviews/view/28401/the-womens-balcony
The Women’s Balcony is an absorbing take on sexism and faith
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/review-the-womens-balcony-is-an-absorbing-take-on-sexism-and-faith/article35682364/
A synagogue is divided when a balcony collapses
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-womens-balcony-a-synagogue-is-divided-when-a-balcony-collapses/2017/06/13/20a6f524-4f8c-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html
a charming tale of a synagogue feud
https://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/article/The-Women-s-Balcony-a-charming-tale-of-a-11219590.php
With an eye for artful detail, director Emil Ben-Shimon orchestrates a resolution both plausible and jubilant.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-womens-balcony/Film?oid=26883108
The screenplay by Shlomit Nehama neatly balances gentle humor and pathos as the women revolt. Director Emil Ben-Shimon creates a bustling sense of community and injects most scenes with a surprisingly breezy air.
https://eu.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/2017/06/08/womens-balcony-movie-review/376444001/
Israeli film succeeds on local, universal levels
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/movies/israeli-film-succeeds-on-local-universal-levels-458018583.html
Religion and rights clash in Israeli film ‘The Women’s Balcony’
https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2017/07/05/religion-and-rights-clash-israeli-film-the-women-balcony/bvu2FpgPtNDnGjTYJW8UOI/story.html