The First Lady

Israeli transgender pioneer Efrat Tilma had to flee the country
as a teenager. Now in her seventies and a celebrated activist,
she must fight for her rights once again, while the country spirals
into political and social regression.

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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.

TEAM

Directors > Udi Nir, Sagi Bornstein

Produced By > Christian Beetz, Udi Nir, Sagi Bornstein

Executive Producer > Georg Tschurtschenthaler

Producer > Lena Raith

Line Producers > Kathrin Isberner, Ofir Merkel

DOP > Uriel Sinai, Daniel Binsted

Original Munic > Adam Maor

Design & Animation > Arik Weiss

Sound Design & Mix > Aviv Aldema

Color > Omer Weiss

Community strategist > Roei Hillel