Joan Micklin Silver (May 24, 1935 – December 31, 2020) was an American director. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska and received her B.A. From Sarah Lawrence College. Her early low budget film ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joan Micklin Silver, who forged a path for female directors and independent filmmakers with movies including “Hester Street” and “Crossing Delancey,” has died. She was 85.

Born to Russian Jewish parents in Omaha, Nebraska, Joan Micklin Silver launched her feature film career in 1975 with Hester Street, a film based on a short story by Abraham Cahan. She wrote the ...

Joan Micklin Silver, the evocative filmmaker who brilliantly transformed a gritty mid-1970s Manhattan into turn-of-the-century Jewish tenement life for “Hester Street,” has died at the age of 85.

Director Joan Micklin Silver keeps the tone excessively neutral, leading to difficulty sympathizing with Charles (John Heard) and Laura (Mary Beth Hurt).

Despite breaking barriers in Hollywood, Joan Micklin Silver remains largely unknown outside of cinema circles, including in her home state of Nebraska.

Joan Micklin Silver's classic 1975 film is debuting as a stage play at Theater J in Washington, D.C., complete with Yiddish and songs.

She’s so great. Joan Micklin Silver is who you’re talking about, isn’t it? DEADLINE: Yes. KANE: Actually, there’s a dedication to her at the end of our movie, Between the Temples: “JMS”.

Filmmaker: I’m curious about your collaboration with Joan Micklin Silver on the screenplay, specifically the process of opening up a five-character play into this film. I don’t know much about the ...

[This is the second of three interviews with key collaborators on Joan Micklin Silver’s Crossing Delancey. Click here to read the first part, an interview with screenwriter Susan Sandler, and click ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joan Micklin Silver, who forged a path for female directors and independent filmmakers with movies including “Hester Street” and “Crossing Delancey,” has died. She was 85.