Joan Micklin Silver Dies: Barrier-Breaking Film Director For ‘Hester Street’ And ‘Crossing Delancey’ Was 85
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deadline.comJoan Micklin Silver, a female film director who broke several barriers for female filmmakers, died Thursday at her Manhattan home.
She was 85 and her death was attributed to vascular dementia by her daughter.Silver’s 1975 film Hester Street, the story of an immigrant Jewish couple on the Lower East Side of Manhattan set in the 1890s, was turned down by various studios as “too ethnic.” Silver also faced discrimination as a female film director.
So backed by family members, she made the movie on a low budget in 34 days. The black and white film was in Yiddish with English subtitles.Ms.
Silver’s husband, Raphael D. Silver, was a tireless supporter. A commercial real estate developer, he financed the film and even worked to get it distribution.
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