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Alex Sichel was born on 31 July 1963 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was a director and writer, known for All Over Me (1997), A Woman Like Me (2015) and Amnesia (1993). She died on 23 June 2014 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Director, Writer, Casting Department
- July 31, 1963
- Alex Sichel
- June 23, 2014
Oct 8, 2015 · Dying of cancer, the director Alex Sichel kept a video diary while creating a fictional account of her treatment.
- Elizabeth Giamatti, Alex Sichel
A Woman Like Me is a 2015 documentary directed by Elizabeth Giamatti and Alex Sichel. It runs parallel to the real-life story of Sichel, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2011. The fictional story of Anna Seashell, played by Lili Taylor, is of a woman who is given the same diagnosis.
May 1, 2015 · A Woman Like Me fuses Alex’s Buddhist philosophy with Anna’s dramatic flair using a recurrent image of Anna flying high on a trapeze and blissfully reaching new heights in an aerial dance of freedom. Sichel bathes these whirlwind images in warm white light to create a place of peace and possibility.
Jul 13, 2014 · SICHEL--Alexandra "Alex", passed away peacefully on June 23rd after three years of courageous fight with breast cancer. Born on July 31st, 1963, in Manhattan, Alex is survived by her husband...
For filmmaker Alex Sichel, best known for 1997’s All Over Me, the obvious response was to create a film about it. A Woman Like Me, directed by Sichel and Elizabeth Giamatti, is a hybrid documentary that includes scenes of Alex’s illness and exploration of various treatments, along with a fictional narrative that parallels her own story ...
Sep 9, 2015 · After being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2011, Brooklyn-based filmmaker Alex Sichel decided to confront and process her terminal illness through film.
