The vitals:
7:00 ~ Doors
7:30 ~ CROSSING DELANCEY featuring local short film "Mirror Kisses" + Q&A with director Anthony Grosse

Joan Micklin Silver is one of the great independent directors of the 1970s and 1980s. Overcoming many studio executives who believed a woman director was just “one more obstacle the film industry didn’t need,” she began her career as a writer, gaining credibility at The Village Voice. She soon turned to directing and found success with Hester Street, which earned an Academy Award nomination.

When she went on to make Crossing Delancey, a charming film about a Jewish woman navigating her love life, studio executives claimed the film was too “ethnic.” The project was nearly canceled until Steven Spielberg stepped in to advocate for it. Crossing Delancey became Silver’s biggest success and is still regarded as one of the great romantic comedies.

-Emily Basma

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