SVA Theatre (Beatrice) – 12:00pm
Sunday, October 18th
SHort Film Corner 3

9 min | Drama | United States | 2015
World Premiere
By Stephanie Bollag

SYNOPSIS:

Breaking free from an unhappy marriage, a Jewish orthodox young woman discovers her sensuality.

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY:

1983
Stephanie Bollag is a Jewish filmmaker born in Switzerland (Zurich) to a Swiss father and Swedish mother.

1998
She began her creative career at an Italian Art Gymnasium (Liceo Artistico) in Zurich, where she discovered her love for filmmaking through Italian cinema.

In 2006 she moved to Israel to work on Joseph Cedar’s Academy Award Nominated feature film Beaufort. Stephanie stayed in Israel (Tel Aviv) for five more years.

2011
With a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with Specialization in Film & TV Studies (Cum Laude) and more work experience in the Israeli film industry, Stephanie moved to London where she worked for Paul Trijbits (Ruby Films) and produced two short films, one of which went on to win Best Short at the London Independent Film Festival.

In 2012, Stephanie founded her own company, a development agency scouting for scripted content in Scandinavia and the Middle East.

2013
Stephanie decided to apply to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and Columbia University’s respective Graduate Film Programs. She was accepted by both schools and chose to enrol at NYU Tisch.

August 2014 – May 2015
In her first year at Tisch, Stephanie re-discovered her ability and passion to tell strong, female-driven stories, which (in one way or the other) are influenced by her Jewish spirit and heritage.

Present
The past experiences and challenges have provided Stephanie with a strong sense of self, motivation and knowledge about the independent film industry as well as fuelled her passion and courage to pursue the dream of developing and realising her own stories and voice.

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