Girls in Trouble TV
“Girls in Trouble: The Series,” created by musician/Torah teacher Alicia Jo Rabins and filmmaker Alicia J. Rose, brings the viewer on a journey through the world of women in Torah. Inspired by Anthony Bourdain-style food and culture shows, each episode focuses on one character, exploring her challenges, her triumphs, and how her story relates to contemporary life, including interviews with artists, scholars and culture-bearers across the Jewish diaspora.
Created collaboratively by the three-women filmmaking team of Rabins, Rose, and producer Lara Cuddy, “Girls in Trouble: The Series" examines stories of Biblical women through a feminist diasporic lens, challenging patriarchal interpretations and celebrating these female characters’ resilience and strength. GIT_TV follows the team’s successful collaboration on award-winning feature film “A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff.”
Episode 1: Vashti
The series pilot, “Vashti,” features a deep dive into the rebellious antihero of the Purim story, Queen Vashti, and includes live performances of two songs about her - one by musician/anthropologist/cantor Galeet Dardashti, inspired by her Persian Jewish heritage, and one by Rabins, inspired by her love of bluegrass fiddle, as well as original animation from Jessica Tamar Deutsch & Zak Margolis. Stream the full 15-minute episode today!
Episode 2: Esther
Episode 2, “Esther,” features a deep dive into Queen Esther, who rises from rags to riches and risks her life to save her people. This episode includes interviews with chef Sonya Sanford and soferet (Hebrew scribe) Julie Seltzer; conversations about hamentashen, vulnerability, Esther as a scribe, and the difficulty of Jewish life in the former Soviet Union; a live performance of Rabins’ new ballad about Esther with piano, accordion and violin; and gorgeous original animation from Lettie Jane Rennekamp.