Malka (Tovah Feldshuh), a Holocaust survivor, starts to see visions of her life at the camps during a present-day family seder. As time falls in on itself, Malka must find the hope in the present that she did in the past in order to survive.
MALKA is the story of a 90 year old Holocaust survivor who, when at a Passover seder hears her young great child complaining about not wanting to eat the food on the table. This triggers memories of her time in the camps and the disgusting food she and her sister were forced to eat. The memories all take place in a theater where Malka is "forced" to perform her memories for an unreceptive audience creating a musical horror alternate reality for her. Ultimately the film is about hope and the ability to survive and remember that each day brings a new sunrise.
Stacey Maltin is a writer-director whose upbringing in San Francisco shaped her Bohemian outlook on the world but calls Brooklyn, New York home. A graduate from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Maltin has a unique perspective in storytelling, that is both authentic and entertaining. She writes dynamic characters who live in the moral grey area. You love them, root for them, are probably attracted to them, but they make choices that will strain that love. Maltin's feature drama LANDING UP stars Ben Rappaport and can be streamed on Amazon. The film garnered attention from both the industry and the press, including interviews with People magazine and “CNN.”Maltin's feature directorial debut, TRIPLE THREAT, a musical RomCom, is currently on the festival circuit. Her feature drama THE OTHER SIDE was selected by The Black List as a “Top 10 Finalist in the Hasty Pudding Fellowship” and was produced by Franklin Leonard as a radio play distributed on EarWolf starring Darren Criss.
World Premiere - Miami Jewish Film Festival - 2025
Older Malka - Tovah Feldshuh
Young Malka - Annabelle Wachtel
Ruchel - Lauren Elyse Buckley
