World Premiere
Esther In Wonderland
Shorts
Short | United States, Switzerland | 13 MINUTES | English, YiddishNew York, Women, Dance, Drama, Politics
Drawn to the expressiveness of hip hop and breakdance, Esther (Naian González Norvind) tests the boundaries of her restricted existence as a young married woman in a Hasidic community in 1990s Crown Heights.
Playing in: Shorts: New York, New York 2021
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Stephanie Bollag
Stephanie Bollag is an award-winning filmmaker from Zurich, Switzerland based in New York. She holds a master’s degree in directing and writing from New York University and previously wrote, directed, and produced films across Europe and Israel. Bollag’s first feature-length film, an expansion of Esther In Wonderland, is currently in development.
Director
Stephanie Bollag
Producer
Stephanie Bollag, Yves Kugelmann, Kim Dang
Screenwriter
Stephanie Bollag, Lily Lyor Askenazi
Cinematographer
Zamarin Wahdat
Composer
Shruti Kumar
Editor
Adam Chitayat
Executive Producer
Anette Rothschild
Choreographer
Yansen Abreu
Consulting Producer
Lia Mayer-Sommer
Production Company
JM Jüdische Medien AG, Walter Pictures
Cast
Naian González Norvind, Martha Bernabel, Sawandi Wilson, Pesach Eisen, Odylle Beder, Jennifer Acosta, Nadjaya Delgado, Samantha Dunn