NFB Collection
Half the Kingdom
198958 min 45 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Francine E. ZuckermanRoushell Goldstein
Production: Beverly ShafferFrancine E. ZuckermanRina FraticelliHeather A. Marshall
Script: Elaine R. GoldsteinNorma Baumel JosephFrancine E. Zuckerman
Co-produced by the NFB and Kol Ishah Productions Inc., with the participation of Telefilm Canada, in association with TVOntario and with the assistance of the non-theatrical production fund of the Department of Communications of Canada.
A one-hour documentary exploring feminism and Judaism and profiling Jewish women who are challenging assumptions about women's place in traditional Judaism. The film features Norma Joseph, a professor of religion at Montreal's Concordia University; Michele Landsberg, writer and former columnist of the Globe and Mail: and Shulamit Aloni, a member of the Knesset.
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Subject categories
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > JudaismMulticulturalismWomen
- Women > Religion and Spirituality
- Social Studies > Contemporary Issues
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Ethical ValuesReligious Diversity/Heritage
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Feminism
Credits
- director
- Francine E. Zuckerman
- Roushell Goldstein
- producer
- Beverly Shaffer
- Francine E. Zuckerman
- executive producer
- Rina Fraticelli
- Francine E. Zuckerman
- Heather A. Marshall
- script
- Elaine R. Goldstein
- Norma Baumel Joseph
- Francine E. Zuckerman
- camera
- Barry Perles
- sound
- Marie-France Delagrave
- editing
- Roushell Goldstein
- sound editing
- Danuta Klis
- Abbey Jack Neidik
- re-recording
- Adrian Croll
- narrator
- Marilyn Lightstone
- music
- Liz Magnes
Awards
- Red Ribbon Award - Category: Philosophy and Religion - Individuals and CommunitiesItinerant - American Film and Video Festival