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The First Lady
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.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2025
Director: Udi Nir, Sagi Bornstein
Producer: Udi Nir, Sagi Bornstein, Christian Beetz
Production Company: uvs films, Beetz Brothers Film Production
Cinematographer: Daniel Binsted, Uriel Sinai
Editor: Sagi Bornstein
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Adam Maor
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, KAN – Israeli Public Broadcast Corp, Arte, NDR, Albi, The New Fund for Cinema and TV, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, Mifal HaPayis, Jewish Film Institute, The Weil Bloch Foundation
Research: Hagit Ben Yaakov
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.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2025
Director: Udi Nir, Sagi Bornstein
Producer: Udi Nir, Sagi Bornstein, Christian Beetz
Production Company: uvs films, Beetz Brothers Film Production
Cinematographer: Daniel Binsted, Uriel Sinai
Editor: Sagi Bornstein
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Adam Maor
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, KAN – Israeli Public Broadcast Corp, Arte, NDR, Albi, The New Fund for Cinema and TV, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, Mifal HaPayis, Jewish Film Institute, The Weil Bloch Foundation
Research: Hagit Ben Yaakov
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