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93Queen

93Queen
Film poster in New York City
Directed byPaula Eiselt
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

93Queen is a 2018 documentary film on Hasidic women in Borough Park, Brooklyn who form Ezras Nashim, an all-female ambulance corps. The film follows Judge Rachel Freier, a Hasidic lawyer running for public office as a New York Judge, and mother of six who is determined to shake up the “boys club” in her Hasidic community by creating the first all-female ambulance corps in the United States,[1] as she negotiates her community initiative within the context of a male-dominated Hasidic community.[2][3]

93Queen was filmed in the Hasidic community of Borough Park where EMS corps have long been the province of men. The neighborhood is home to the largest volunteer ambulance corps in the world known as Hatzolah, that organization has steadfastly banned women from its ranks.[4][5]

The film followed the formation and launch of Ezras Nashim[6] through the organization’s first year on the ground.[7] Freier and the Hasidic women are taking matters into their own hands to provide dignified emergency medical care to the Hasidic women and girls, The spine of the film observes the highs and the lows of creating an organization against incredible odds, in a society where most women don’t drive and a few minutes can mean the difference between life and death, and how female EMTs transport themselves to the scene of an emergency.[8]

The film run time is 90 minutes, and was produced by American Documentary-POV and ITVS.[9] The documentary was directed by film-maker Paula Eiselt.[10] and Co-Produced by Heidi Reinberg, and Marco Williams.[11]

The film made its world premiere on May 1, 2018, at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[12][13] The film aired on PBS's POV,[14] marking its television debut, on September 17, 2018.[15]

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References

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  1. ^ Rozner, Lisa (20 November 2019). "Ezras Nashim, First All Female Volunteer EMT Team, Wants An Ambulance". CBS 2 News. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Jewish International Film Festival 93Queen -". www.jiff.com.au.
  3. ^ Gabbatt, Adam (July 25, 2018). "93Queen: the incredible story of the all-female Hasidic emergency service". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ Fenton, Reuven (2011-09-26). "Jewish 'siren' ladies". New York Post. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. ^ Fenton, Reuven (2019-10-30). "Hasidic all-women EMT group faces backlash from Hatzaloh members". New York Post. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ Eller, Sandy (September 18, 2011). "Hatzalah to Add Ezras Nashim". Vosizneias. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  7. ^ Weichselbaum, Simone (February 27, 2012). "Jewish Women in Brooklyn Launch EMT Service". New York Daily News. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  8. ^ Cooper, Melissa Rose (23 December 2016). "All-female orthodox Jewish EMT corps gets own film". News 12.
  9. ^ "93Queen | American Documentary". www.amdoc.org.
  10. ^ Eiselt, Paula (25 May 2016). "Paula Eiselt on Birthing Her Hasidic EMS Documentary 93QUEEN at the IFP Documentary Lab". Filmmaker Magazine.
  11. ^ "Review: '93 Queen' – Point of View Magazine". povmagazine.com. 9 May 2018.
  12. ^ Selb, Charlotte (23 March 2018). "93QUEEN". Hot Docs.
  13. ^ Fraiman, Michael (30 April 2018). "Documentary about female Hasidic trailblazers gets world premiere in Canada". Canadian Jewish News.
  14. ^ "93QUEEN on PBS POV". PBS. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  15. ^ Berger, Laura (23 March 2018). "Hasidic Women Form NYC's First All-Female Volunteer Ambulance Corps in "93Queen" Trailer". women and hollywood.
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