Working Woman
by Michal Aviad
Israel 2018, 93'
Hardworking, talented and ambitious, Orna faces increasing sexual harassment at work which soon affects her entire life
Life at work becomes unbearable for Orna. Her boss appreciates and promotes her, while making inappropriate advances. Her husband struggles to keep his new restaurant afloat, and Orna becomes the main breadwinner for their three children. When her world is finally shattered, she must pull herself together to fight, in her own way, for her job and a sense of self-worth.
Awards
Best Actress (Liron Ben Shlush) - Ophir Awards 2019
Festivals
Jerusalem IFF 2018
Toronto IFF 2018
Calgary IFF 2018
Vancouver IFF 2018
Busan IFF 2018
Mill Valley FF 2018
Chicago IFF 2018
Warsaw FF 2018
Hof IFF 2018
Tokyo IFF 2018
Other Israel FF New York 2018
Gershman Philadelphia Jewish FF 2018
Israel FF Los Angeles 2018
Boston Jewish FF 2018
UK Jewish FF 2018
Amiens IFF 2018
Kolkata IFF 2018
IFFI Goa 2018
Israeli FF Zagreb 2018
Kerala IFF 2018
Palm Springs IFF 2019
Göteborg FF 2019
Atlanta Jewish FF 2019
Vienna International Women’s FF (FrauenFilmTage) 2019
Yesh! FF 2019
Tel Aviv Days Stockholm (Jewish Culture in Sweden) 2019
Panama IFF 2019
Espoo Cine IFF 2019
5 Continents FF 2019
New Zealand IFF 2019
Film and Art Festival TWO RIVERSIDES 2019
Anonimul International Independent FF 2019
Chichester IFF 2019
Aichi International Women's FF 2019
Jüdisches Filmfestival Berlin & Brandenburg 2019
Israeli Film Festival in Moscow 2019
100% Human Film Festival 2019
Objectifs - Women in Film 2019
Women Make Waves FF 2019
Guwahati International FF 2019
Pitigliani Kolnoa Israeli FF 2019
International Women FF in Firenze 2019
FilmFest FrauenWelten - FF Women's Worlds 2019
EQUIS, Feminist Film Festival 2019
«Cinema d’art et d’essai» in Geneva 2020
Jewish Film Club Vienna 2020
San Diego International Jewish FF 2020
Summer Film School FF (CZ) 2020
RVK Feminist FF 2021
Olhares do Mediterraneo, an International Women's FF 2021
Vienna Jewish FF 2022
Filmarchiv Austria 2023
Cast & Crew
Liron Ben Shlush, Menashe Noy, Oshri Cohen
Lama Films Producers
Michal Aviad
Michal Aviad was born in Israel. During the 1980's she lived in San Francisco, where she started making films. Since returning to Israel in 1991, she has continued to write, direct and produce films. Aviad is a senior faculty member at Tel Aviv University's Tisch School of Cinema.
Filmography
2018 WORKING WOMAN
2016 DIMONA TWIST
2013 THE WOMEN PIONEERS
2011 INVISIBLE
2002 FOR MY CHILDREN
2001 RAMLEH
1997 JENNY & JENNY
1995 EVER SHOT ANYONE?
1992 THE WOMEN NEXT DOOR
1987 ACTING OUR AGE
