SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026 • 4:30 pm • MIDTOWN CINEMA – buy tickets
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026 • 1:00 pm • MIDTOWN CINEMA – buy tickets

Israel, Germany, 2025/Documentary, 82 minutes/Hebrew, German, French, w/subtitles; English/Directed by Sagi Bornstein and Udi Nir

​Efrat Tilma, a trailblazing transgender woman, was forced to flee Israel as a teenager in the 1960s, after a police officer threatened to kill her if he ever saw her again walking the streets of Tel Aviv in women’s clothing. Today, at 75, she is a prominent LGBTQ+ activist and the first transgender volunteer in the Israeli police force. As the country descends into an unprecedented social and political crisis, Efrat confronts the traumas that shaped her life and once again fights for her place in the world.

Udi Nir is a writer, director, and producer of documentaries. He studied playwriting at the Israeli School of Dramaturgy and worked in theater before meeting his partner, Sagi Bornstein, and turning to documentary filmmaking. Since 2022, he has served as a board member of the Israeli documentary association. A pre-recorded Zoom interview with Udi will follow the screening.

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