Red Shirley

Overview

Lou Reed interviews his cousin, Shirley Novick (Shulamit Rabinowitz), on the eve of her 100th birthday. Shirley recalls growing up in a small village in Poland during World War I; fleeing to the United States by way of Canada during World War II and losing her parents to the Nazis; toiling for 47 years in New York City's garment district, where she became a labor activist; reuniting with her sisters, who had emigrated to Palestine; and taking part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 20, 2010

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Snag Films

Cast

Lou Reed,Shirley Novick

Director

Lou Reed,Ralph Gibson

Producer

Tom Sarig,Lou Reed

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1628045