It Isn't Easy

It Isn't Easy

2023 · 9 min · Drama

On a fire escape during a Passover seder, longtime family friends Talia and Ella realize their feelings for each other. It Isn’t Easy asks what it means to be Jewish and in love, even when family disapproves.

Directed by Daisy Friedman · Written by Daisy Friedman

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