A Woman Like Me

"When you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, can your imagination get you out?"

2015 1h 19m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 5

Documentary

Synopsis

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A WOMAN LIKE ME is a hybrid documentary that interweaves the real story of director Alex Sichel, diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2011, with the fictional story of Anna Seashell, who struggles to find the glass half full when faced with the same diagnosis. The film follows Alex as she uses her craft to explore what is foremost on her mind while confronting a terminal disease: parenting, marriage, faith, life, and death. When we are stuck between a rock and hard place, can our imagination get us out?

“When you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, can your imagination get you out?”

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Cast

Lili Taylor
Anna Seashell

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alex Sichel
Writers: Alex Sichel
Languages: English

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alex Sichel, shot by Reuben Kleiner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cesar Alvarez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ramsey Fendall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, can your imagination get you out?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4078814 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alex Sichel directs. Reuben Kleiner behind the camera. Cesar Alvarez scores. Ramsey Fendall cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Alex Sichel, shot by Reuben Kleiner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cesar Alvarez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ramsey Fendall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marketing tagline: "When you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, can your imagination get you out?".
8IMDB entry: tt4078814 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Reuben Kleiner
Original score: Cesar Alvarez
Editing: Ramsey Fendall
Runtime: 79 min · 1h 19m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: A Woman Like Me (2015)

Also by

Alex Sichel

All Over Me
1997 · ★ 5.9

Key crew

First Assistant DirectorBilly Kent
ColoristAri Rothschild
Music EditorChad Birmingham
Second Assistant CameraLuigi Benvisto
EditorRamsey Fendall
EditorPola Rapaport
ProducerElizabeth Giamatti

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

woman director

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical2015-03-16

6.7