From Whitney Daleiden: “I took Jill Coleman’s Psychology of Women class at Roosevelt University this past semester, and I had to complete a “social activism” project. I convinced Professor Coleman to let me make a short PSA on women in the film industry (inspired by you!).
Most of my peers ended up taking a self-defense class or writing to a politician or something like that, so I ended up doing the most unique project in the class, and I got an A!
Now I’m done with school and off to the next thing. Not quite sure what that is yet, but I’m making plans and whatnot.”
To Whitney from Jan: YOU GO, GIRL J
21.May.10 
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Set in Jerusalem in 1947 (at the tail end of the British Mandate), The Little Traitor stars Ido Port (from Dear Mr. Waldman) as 12 year old “Proffy.” One night, failing to make it home before curfew, Proffy is stopped and questioned by a soldier named “Sergeant Dunlop” (Alfred Molina).
Proffy has lived his entire life surrounded by refugees and Holocaust survivors (including his emotionally damaged father), and he has absorbed their bone-deep fear of imminent annihilation, but he develops feelings for this gentle giant anyway. Secret meetings with Dunlop are soon discovered by Proffy’s school buddies, and their suspicions ultimately impact the entire neighborhood. Although historical circumstances drive Proffy and Dunlop apart, the film ends with a touching epilogue—a tiny, humanistic statement of hope for a beleaguered world.
The Little Traitor is based on Amos Oz’ 1995 novel Panther in the Basement, but readers of his award-winning memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness (2004) will also recognize many of his idiosyncratic characters and evocative locations. Note: Even though the film was made in Israel, the primary language is English (with some subtitled Hebrew).
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Debra Granik’s first feature, shot on a shoestring, about a young mom trying to kick her drug habit. She loves her kids & wants to go straight for their sake, but the men in her life would rather she stays high. Granik & star Vera Farmiga won awards @ Sundance, & Farmiga took home the 2005 Spirit Award for Lead Actress.
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“Kate” (Catherine Keener) owns in a cramped Manhattan apartment and a resale shop specializing in vintage furniture. She’s been living this way for years, but as the film opens, something’s bugging her, and that something is her 90 year old neighbor “Andra” (Ann Guilbert). The smell of death is suddenly permeating her home as well as her business, and Kate is spooked. “Liberal Guilt” is an easy target for a comedy writer. Holofcener has a great time making us laugh at Kate’s expense, and Keener, as the film’s anchor, gracefully plays the butt of every joke. A woman like Kate will always fall short of her own ideal, but what’s the alternative? The clocks just keep ticking, and in Holofcener’s world, giving up is far worse than failing. Holofcener’s three prior films all had wonderful moments, but this time the whole really is greater than the sum of its parts. Bravo!
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