Emili Weintraub
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Biography
Emili Weintraub is a Masters in Film Directing Alumnus from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. For her thesis project, she directed her first short film, “She Ate That!”, a Jewish comedy. Currently in her festival run, She Ate That! has been to Coney Island, Lighthouse International, and Big Apple where she won best student film. Emili directed Emerson Hill’s Skin to Skin music video which won second place for best video at MakerPark Radio Showcase. Emili has also directed Angelique Rodriguez’s Tell Me music video which just came out in time for Pride Month.
Known For
William Carmody is a successful, high profile writer living in LA. When a signing for his latest book brings him back home to Brooklyn for the first time in many years, he is forced to confront the life he left behind, and the people he would sooner forget. An adaptation of the Pete Hamill short story "The Book Signing."
The Book Signing
A 20-something NY Jewish woman realizes the pivotal lunchen for a coveted job falls on Yom Kippur; will she consume food on the holiest of Jewish holidays (oy vey!) or risk losing the opportunity?