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Gila Goldstein (1947-2017) was an actress, artist, and singer. She was one of the first Israeli transgender activists and also fed stray cats. “Gila Goldstein, Cat Lady” was shot in 1997 during research on the 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. The film gives us a glimpse of the Israeli trans community and the lives of these two brave and unique women.
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Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents. As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.