Charm Circle
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A baby boomer couple is on the edge of losing their sanity and home in Queens when their youngest daughter announces her polyamorous wedding. Emotional and accomplished, especially as it weaves together decades-old home videos and contemporary footage, the film crafts a powerful family portrait that questions the value of the bonds that tie us together. The family is at the brink of estrangement when the youngest daughter announces her upcoming polyamorous wedding and her father refuses to attend. Burstein’s brave, wryly amusing first feature is as loving as it is unpredictable.
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Nira Burstein is an award-winning filmmaker based in New York City. She is one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 2021 25 New Faces of Independent Film. Her documentary film debut Charm Circle had its World Premiere at Sheffield DocFest in 2021 where it won the Audience Award and First Feature Award Special Mention. It has played festivals worldwide, including DOC NYC where it won the Special Jury Recognition in the Metropolis Competition. Charm Circle was nominated for Best Editing by the International Documentary Association, where it was also shortlisted for the Best Feature Award. Nira is an Independent Film Project (now The Gotham) Documentary Fellow, and her work has been supported by the Jerome Foundation, Women Make Movies & Jewish Story Partners. She has written, directed & edited several narrative short films & music videos, and is currently developing both narrative and documentary projects.
