(Combined duration: 60 min)

After the screening: conversation with the director Yael Bedarshi.

Premiere

Gila Goldstein (1947-2017) was an actress, artist and singer, one of the first Israeli transgender activists and also a feeder of stray cats.
“Gila Goldstein, Cat Lady” was shot in 1999 during a research on Tel Aviv cat feeding community. Gila agreed to participate in the film as long as the focus stayed on the cats. But then her friend Ronit Maimon showed up and the conversation went in a much more colorful direction, that gives us a glimpse of the Israeli trans community and the lives of these two brave and unique women.

Yair Hochner, TLVFest director:
Watching “Gila Goldstein, Cat Lady” brought me back to the moments that I miss so much – sitting with Gila in her living room or in a coffee shop and talking about life, sometimes seriously and sometimes jokingly. Watching this film is like watching a true moment, without any filters or shticks (one of Gila’s favorite words). It’s so realistic you can almost smell Gila’s cigarettes.

TLVFest dedicates this screening to Ronit Maimon who passed away this year.