Holy Woman (2020)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 21M

Director : Emily Cheeger

Synopsis

A magical realist comedy about Mortality, Mysticism and the metaphysics of facial hair in Hasidic Brooklyn

Actors

Malky Goldman
Malky Goldman
Sura
Menashe Lustig
Menashe Lustig
Shloime
Gera Sandler
Gera Sandler
Moshe
Luzer Twersky
Luzer Twersky
Shaye
Eli Rosen
Eli Rosen
Shulem
Melissa Weisz
Melissa Weisz
Neshama
David Mandelbaum
David Mandelbaum
Rabbi Kolnitzer
Ari Hershkowitz
Ari Hershkowitz
Ushy
Pesach Eisen
Pesach Eisen
Meyer
Hershy Fishman
Hershy Fishman
Feivish

Crews

Emily Cheeger
Emily Cheeger
Director
Emily Cheeger
Emily Cheeger
Writer
Ashley George
Ashley George
Producer
Alonso Jaramillo Gomez
Alonso Jaramillo Gomez
Cinematography
Miriam Mayer
Miriam Mayer
Music
Margaux Maeght
Margaux Maeght
Production Design
Krystle Feher
Krystle Feher
Key Makeup Artist
Tiffany Oddo
Tiffany Oddo
Assistant Makeup Artist
Leona Ross
Leona Ross
Assistant Makeup Artist

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