"The First Lady" film screening
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The First Lady
Director(s): Udi Nir, Sagi Bornstein
Documentary, 2026, Israel, 83 min
Hebrew, German, French with subtitles
New England Premiere
Efrat Tilma, a trailblazing transgender woman, was forced to flee Israel as a teenager in the 1960s, after a police officer threatened to K*ll her if he ever saw her again walking the streets of Tel Aviv in women’s clothing. Today, at 75, she is a prominent LGBTQ+ activist and the first transgender volunteer in the Israeli police force. As the country descends into an unprecedented social and political crisis, Efrat confronts the traumas that shaped her life and once again fights for her place in the world.
SCREENING WITH: PHOTOS OF HER
Director: Bar Cohen
Narrative, 2025, Israel, 24 min, Hebrew
Massachusetts Premiere
Shiri, a bourgeois and conservative woman, planned her perfect maternity photo shoot, but the one who comes to photograph her is Lidor, a liberal trans woman.
Community Partner: Keshet
Sunday, November 8, 1:00 PM
Museum of Fine Arts (Remis Auditorium)
38th Annual Boston Jewish Film Festival
In Theaters: November 4-15
https://bostonjcc.org/bjff/
Director(s): Udi Nir, Sagi Bornstein
Documentary, 2026, Israel, 83 min
Hebrew, German, French with subtitles
New England Premiere
Efrat Tilma, a trailblazing transgender woman, was forced to flee Israel as a teenager in the 1960s, after a police officer threatened to K*ll her if he ever saw her again walking the streets of Tel Aviv in women’s clothing. Today, at 75, she is a prominent LGBTQ+ activist and the first transgender volunteer in the Israeli police force. As the country descends into an unprecedented social and political crisis, Efrat confronts the traumas that shaped her life and once again fights for her place in the world.
SCREENING WITH: PHOTOS OF HER
Director: Bar Cohen
Narrative, 2025, Israel, 24 min, Hebrew
Massachusetts Premiere
Shiri, a bourgeois and conservative woman, planned her perfect maternity photo shoot, but the one who comes to photograph her is Lidor, a liberal trans woman.
Community Partner: Keshet
Sunday, November 8, 1:00 PM
Museum of Fine Arts (Remis Auditorium)
38th Annual Boston Jewish Film Festival
In Theaters: November 4-15
https://bostonjcc.org/bjff/
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave,Boston, Massachusetts, Brookline, United States
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Host or PublisherBoston Jewish Film
