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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
Jul 13, 2014 · SICHEL--Alexandra "Alex", passed away peacefully on June 23rd after three years of courageous fight with breast cancer. Born on July 31st, 1963, in Manhattan, Alex is survived by her husband...
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
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
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.
May 1, 2015 · Sichel has combined documentary footage of her own experience with terminal breast cancer with a dramatic interpretation of a fictional woman named Anna Seashell (played with vibrant grace by Lili Taylor) whose turn with cancer draws from Alex’s own life.
Mar 18, 2015 · A Woman Like Me, Alex Sichel, Elizabeth Giamatti 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.
