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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
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.
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 hybrid documentary that interweaves the real story of director Alex Sichel, diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2011, with the fictional story of a woman trying to stay positive after her own diagnosis.
Jul 7, 2015 · Alex Sichel and Elizabeth Giamatti's hybrid film blends documentary and fiction to depict Sichel's struggle with terminal breast cancer
- THR Staff
Mar 18, 2015 · Winner of a Special Jury Award for Directing at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival, Alex Sichel and Elizabeth Giamatti’s A Woman Like Me is a frankly disarming and emotionally piercing hybrid doc as well as a necessary directorial collaboration.
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.
